For the record

My Browser has a spell checker built right in, as I type words, I tells me when it spots a word that is wrong. Quite often the default spell checker is USA and as I am based in the UK, it flags words that are in fact correct. When I am writing a new blog post, it means something has come to my head and I want to get this down onto a post, in other words I rush writing it.

What I normally do at this point is read it through a couple of times. I look for any obvious spelling mistakes or when I use the wrong word (which is technically spelt correctly). The human brain is a strange thing, it can skip over things, which are wrong, and you will not see it until someone has pointed it out.

When I read anything written down, unless what I am reading makes little sense, then even if the thing is riddled with spelling mistakes and the wrong use of words, this does not matter to me at all. Do I really care if I read THERE instead of THEIR? The story remains the same. Here is something to think about, I do not get paid for anything that I have written and my style is not that bad that you struggle to read it without been physically sick.

I have a great idea that will help, I will start using a word processor (MS Word) and this can not only trap the bad spelling but also the bad grammar. I shall re-read it 5 times and then publish the work. The side effect of this is time, instead of having something great to read today, you will have a wait until I am happy it is correct.