I received this in the eMail today and it really brought home how important common spelling rules are.
I have a spell checker
It came with my PC
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot see
Eye ran this poem threw it
Your sure real glad two no
Its very polished in its own weigh
My chequer tolled me sew
A cheek or is a blessing
It freeze yew lodes of thyme
It helps me right awl stiles two reed
And aides me when aye rime
Now spilling does not 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 wee mussed dew the best wee can
Sew flaws are knot aloud
So ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want to please
Author Unknown
Doesn’t it clearly show how the mind works when reading? When I read this, the first impression I get is the meaning of the word that appears, for example "four" = 4. Then I have to hesitate and sound out the sentence to myself before I understand what is actually being said ("four" = preposition). Sounding out the sentence is often difficult because I don’t know what words to emphasize. Reading becomes significantly slower than if everything were spelled right.
Of course, when this text is read out loud, no confusion arises because we are aware of the context and automatically know which word is meant. When reading, perception of context seems to be secondary to the information we get from the spelling.
Ilka
P.S. Can anyone decipher this part?
"My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped words fare as hear"
