Superlative, guys - i'm so glad my discussion topic is still going strong. as for microsoft word and its friggin' spell checker - it's american and therefore not even speak our language - what the hell does it know?
I show my students a poem that starts something like "I rote a poem on my pea sea, i putt it threw my spelling chequer...." Totally unreliable.
Another interesting thing i thought i'd mention is about spelling and that it actually doesn't matter that much. it's the idea that all that matters is the start and end letters of a word. so long as you maintain the correct letters in between, their order doesn't make much difference.
For example,
Aohnter itrenstnieg tnihg i tuoghtt i'd mntieon is auobt seplilng and taht it autalcly dsoent mtetar taht mcuh. do you see waht i maen? Gsoh, it was dfifcilut to witre. too mcuh cnoenctaroitn for a Studraay atreonofn!
Ohmigod - i'm such a loser. Thanks for having this forum mike and giving me a "forum" to explore the saddo side of me.
