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21 Sep

The Bloggers Spelling Test

Ok, while most of you may not ‘blog’, a blog is about writing, and you do write. Right? Typos are a fact of life, especially in live role-play. But there are those words that always seem to trip us up.

I Scored a 93%!
The folks at Just Say Hi have put together The Blogger […]

17 Sep

SpellJax: Check Your Spelling Online

We’ve already covered how important it is to at least spellcheck and proofread your writing. If you post to message boards using Firefox, you have a built in spellchecker you can work with. If you don’t (and why don’t you?), check out SpellJax, an AJAX powered spellchecker.
Just copy and paste your text in to the […]

16 Sep

Acceptable orthography leads to less dictionary use.

Lydia Loran suggested this list of the 100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in English.
Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for all your spelling ills. Here are the 100 words most often misspelled (’misspell’ is one of them). Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if you swallow it, it will help you […]

07 Sep

Beyond the Spell Checker

“But it can’t have spelling mistakes! I ran spell check!” I hear this quite often. While running spell check on your documents is very important, it certainly is not a foolproof means of making sure that your documents are error free.
Firefox is just one browser that has a built in spell check, and just about […]

01 Sep

The Impotence of Proofreading

Daniel over at Daily Writing Tips takes a humorous look at the issue of proofreading your writing, even if you use a spell checker.
You should proofread virtually any written piece, from emails to blog posts. Proofread your homework as well, since you don’t want to drive the principle of your school crazy.
The Impotence of Proofreading […]

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