Now here is a Paradox, furthering 'are edukayshun diskushun wot we've bin 'avin'. It is said often and loudly, not least by the cultured presses that people to-day (or is it today?) can't spell good. This may be so. But what is paradoxical is that there are (or rather is, number being singular though common parlance tends to use the plural form, perversely - or higgorantly) a large number of puzzle books and crosswords around for which a perfect ability to spell is a must requirement, if they are to be satsfactorily completed. That they exist is a sure testament to the fact that the editors think they are worthwhile. The only exception is the morning London Freebie the 'Metro', which dropped its crossword despite protest a year or more ago. So somebody out there can spell, even if it's not you.
Hwvr dnt wrry snc th grks cldnt spll prprly. THY 'CTULLY WRT WTH CPTL LTTRS LK TH JWS DD WTH HBRW, and even iffe I vandaleyes the llangwidge yu can stl undestand watt im wrighting and aparently shakespeer had sevral wais o' speling his nam and itte didde notte doo himme eny harme.
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My ssiter ocne snet me a msagse syaing if you cluod ursednatnd it tehn you sohlud tahnk a tcheaer.
Apparently if you muddle the letters around but keep the first and last letters the same you should be able to read it. Must admit it's a lot quicker typing "normally" spelled (spelt? I always get confused on that one) words!
Your sister was right Nzeru. My wife on a couple of occasions when leading the service at church had this to say when it came to reading the notices:"If you can read, thank your teacher. And if you can read I don't need to read the notices which are written on your service sheet." Oddly enough, nobody has ever expressed any difficulty in reading.
On your second point it is fun sometimes to see what has arisen as yoiu write wwithout looking at what you have typed and you find what to me at least are often amusing sentences.
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