Are you a good speller?

[astralcat]

Yes, I am a good speller.

 

[horseless carriage]

Point taken. But are you a good speller as well as a snazzy dresser?

A good speller, that's for others to judge. Reading and writing have always been enjoyable, the ability to spell came from that. Mind you, The Oxford English dictionary was always close to hand. At school, I learned the art of writing in a style known as Italic script, written in ink, you don't want to have to write a complete page again because of a single spelling error. Here's a sample of Italic Script, you will see what I mean.

 

[DebraMae]

What spell check? My mistakes go uncorrected.

Try Googling how to add it to whatever device you are using. You should be able to get it.

 

[Ronni]

I'm with @Babs2u on this one. I used to be.

And I can't proofread my own stuff to save my soul. That's not new. It's just something I've never been able to do.

I used to proofread as a side gig. One trick is to start from the end of the document and read forward to the beginning. That way you’ll be forced to read each word rather than skimming like we tend to do when reading normally.

You likely won’t pick up incorrect usage (there instead of their, to instead of too etc) but once you’ve read backwards for spelling errors you can read forwards for usage errors.

Also, I’m an excellent speller, and very seldom miss when I’m writing longhand. But when I’m writing or dictating from my phone (as I’m doing now) I’ll sometimes hit the wrong key and spell check won’t catch it or Siri will misinterpret what I’m saying.