{"id":281,"date":"2010-10-27T08:40:10","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T08:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:27:56","slug":"spellchecker-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vappingo.com\/word-blog\/spellchecker-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Spellchecker Poem: Proofreading Software FAIL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Once again we have come across a great example of why proofreading software cannot be relied upon as a substitute for using professional proofreaders. \u00a0This time, it is in the form of the Spellchecker Poem<\/strong>. \u00a0Run this little verse through your spell checker and you will find that it doesn’t contain one single mistake, or does it?<\/p>\n

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise\u00a0by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar<\/h2>\n

I have a spelling checker,
\nIt came with my PC.
\nIt plane lee marks four my revue
\nMiss steaks aye can knot sea.<\/p>\n

Eye ran this poem threw it,
\nYour sure reel glad two no.
\nIts vary polished in it’s weigh.
\nMy checker tolled me sew.<\/p>\n

A checker is a bless sing,
\nIt freeze yew lodes of thyme.
\nIt helps me right awl stiles two reed,
\nAnd aides me when eye rime.<\/p>\n

Each frays come posed up on my screen
\nEye trussed too bee a joule.
\nThe checker pours o’er every word
\nTo cheque sum spelling rule.<\/p>\n

Bee fore a veiling checker’s
\nHour spelling mite decline,
\nAnd if we’re lacks oar have a laps,
\nWe wood bee maid too wine.<\/p>\n

Butt now bee cause my spelling
\nIs checked with such grate flare,
\nTheir are know fault’s with in my cite,
\nOf nun eye am a wear.<\/p>\n

Now spelling does knot phase me,
\nIt does knot bring a tier.
\nMy pay purrs awl due glad den
\nWith wrapped word’s fare as hear.<\/p>\n

To rite with care is quite a feet
\nOf witch won should bee proud,
\nAnd wee mussed dew the best wee can,
\nSew flaw’s are knot aloud.<\/p>\n

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
\nSuch soft wear four pea seas,
\nAnd why eye brake in two averse
\nBuy righting want too pleas.<\/p>\n

Vappingo offers proofreading and editing services <\/a>at very affordable rates. \u00a0You can access our services 24\/7 by placing an order online, and you can communicate directly with your editor or proofreader whenever you need to. \u00a0There really is no excuse for making mistakes with your written English!<\/p>\n

If you are tempted to ditch the proofreaders in favor of expensive software, take a look at five reasons why you should use a document editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a><\/h3>\n

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