Klarinet Archive - Posting 001052.txt from 2000/02

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Very much on-topic language skills
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 12:21:18 -0500

Jim O'Briant noted:

<<<I occasionally make typing or spelling errors, but I use spell-check on
every message I send and every document I type. Still, an occasional error
creeps through, usually because in mis-spelling one word I sometimes spell
another word correctly. I had to re-print a batch of sheet music covers
because they said that "Bayside Music Press publishes music for a variety of
wined instruments." I sometimes think we publish for wined players, but not
wined instruments. :-)>>>

I am an extraordinarily bad typist, as those of you who read the list
regularly must know. It's truly amazing how I can be so digitally impaired
on a computer keyboard, but manage to play the clarinet.

I too use spell check. While a great stride forward, it does not help with
the foibles of the English language -- particularly the in the use of
homonyms. I find it *very* important to use the correct homonym; otherwise,
you won't be able to use any puns!

Forgive me for posting the following. It's not klarinet-related, but does
show the limits of spell checking:

I have a spelling checker
It came with my PC
It plane lee marks for my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this pome rite threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in its weigh --
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing
It freeze ewe lodes of thyme.
It helps me right, awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours ore every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Be fore a veiling checkers,
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if were lacks or have a laps,
We wood be made to wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults with in my cite,
Of non eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot 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 bee proud.
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
Sew ewe can sea why eye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea sees.
And why I brake in two averse
By righting want too pleas.

kjf

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