As a professional business person, how do you want to be perceived? Even something as seemingly insignificant as spelling can determine whether others believe you’re sloppy or competent. Take a moment, and think about that.
The intended use for this tool is for reference, not as your only source for catching errors. You were hoping I had a magic wand to wave over the email screen!).
New Words.
The spell checker also won’t correct new words. And, computers and technology have created a whole set of new words. When your spell checker spits them out, you will need to know how to spell them.
Okay, so your customers may not go running down the street to find someone else at the first sign of a misspelled word. Typos and misspellings certainly don’t add to your credibility. Recognize that spelling counts.
Ask yourself, “Are my customers likely to want my services if I can’t be bothered with the details of spelling a word correctly?” The answer is no.
Eye halve a spelling chequer.
It came with my pea sea.
It plainly marques four my revue.
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
As soon as a mist ache is maid.
It nose bee fore two long.
And eye can put the error rite.
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye strike a key and type a word.
And weight four it two say.
Weather eye am wrong oar write.
It shows me strait a weigh.
” Little” words in particular are notorious for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. When typing, you should pay special attention to these potential hazards.
Here are a few examples of pairs that are often mistaken for each other (and, hence, often missed when proofreading): “for” and “from”; “it,” “is,” and “if”; “you”.
and “your.” These few words are easy to miss because your eyes sweep over them.
I’m sorry to say the source of this delightful poem is unknown. If you have information, please send it to: [email protected].
There’s nothing wrong with using the spell checker. Because you can use the wrong word for the occasion and still manage to spell that wrong word correctly. The checker only verifies that words are spelled correctly. The spell checker also won’t correct new words. You will need to know how to spell them when your spell checker spits them out.
Read the following humorous poem if you still have any doubts about using your brain versus the spell checker.
In addition to amusement, the purpose of sharing this poem is to remind you to proofread carefully. You can’t leave a positive impression on customers and colleagues with sloppy email messages.
Computer Spell Check Function
Since the advent of the spell check function on the computer, many people believe (incorrectly) that spelling skills are no longer necessary. There’s nothing wrong with using the spell checker.
Verify Versus Correct.
Because you can use the wrong word for the occasion and still manage to spell that wrong word correctly. The checker only verifies that words are spelled correctly.
For this article, I chose “email” as the preferred spelling.
Spell Chequer Poem.
One, the word “email” is faster to type since there’s no space and no hyphen. Three, the word “email” simply appears neater and clearer.
