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Spelling

I have lost the ability to spell. My kids did it to me. The way I spell and the way most people spell is without thinking. You write the words and when you read them over, they look right ot they look wrong. Sure there are some simple rules we learned when we were young. Most of the spelling bee champs learn even more rules, which is why in a spelling bee, you can ask what language the word derives from so you can figure out which rules you should apply. However, most of us, read, and see the same words over so that when it's misspelled, it looks "wrong."

I expected the kids would get to that point, too. It hasn't happened. I don't know why although I do know that poor spelling by children is a common complaint in this community and the school periodically announces a new program to try and fix it.

So the kids spell bad. Often. I have seen so much bad spelling that everything looks wrong. I try to correct their spelling and I find myself sitting there wondering why I can no longer spell words that never presented a problem.

Blogger had a spellcheck. MT doesn't have one that I can find and it's driving me batty.