I'm sure you've seen this before but perhaps not everybody has. It shows how spell checks can get things wrong. (And there are grammar checkers that do also - or can't tell the difference without being told. (Several examples in "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" by Lynne Truss. (An elephant walks into a bar, orders food, then fires his gun before going out. When questioned on his motives he points to a guide on feeding elephants with an unnecessary comma).
I'm sure you've seen this before but perhaps not everybody has. It shows how spell checks can get things wrong. (And there are grammar checkers that do also - or can't tell the difference without being told. (Several examples in "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" by Lynne Truss. (An elephant walks into a bar, orders food, then fires his gun before going out. When questioned on his motives he points to a guide on feeding elephants with an unnecessary comma).
ODE TO A SPELL CHECKER
by Jerrold H Zar
Eye halve a spelling check her,
It came with my pea sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye kin knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it’s weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
A check her is a bless sing;
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen,
Eye trussed too bee a joule;
The checker pours o’er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore wee rote with checkers
Hour spelling was inn deck line,
Butt now when wee dew have a laps,
Wee are knot maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier;
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud;
And we mussed dew the best wee can
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
That’s why eye brake in two averse
Cuz eye dew want too please.
Sow glad eye yam that aye did bye
This soft wear four pea seas.
Nice. Thanks for sharing this magnificent ode!