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[donutsweeper]

I will never understand why people put in the effort to write long, wonderfully plotted, interesting stories yet can't bother to spend 5 minutes running it through a spell checker before posting it.

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[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Anyone is bound to have a few things slip by, I've found mistakes in published works! *giggles at your icon*

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of invented spelling, as anyone who watches my tweets while I'm grading papers will know, but published works are another matter!

Hee, that icon is so useful. :)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Those tweets are fascinating, sometimes I have no idea how you figured out what they meant

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Usually it's a combination of knowing something about the student's native language and having context to go on. For instance, one essay recently had the word "hapoop." Fortunately I've learned that there's an Arabic word "haboob" that means a type of dust storm that comes on the head of a thunderstorm. I also know Arabic speakers very often confuse "p" and "b," and the question was about wind, so... *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It's a big puzzle to figure out! Wow, neat, I didn't know that.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Yes! I don't need to play word games online. I have my job. *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

So, erm, you get paid to play? :)

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Ah ha ha ha ha ha. ::headdesk::

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*passes donuts*