Often the problem is using spellcheck witch of coarse will only pick up spelling errors, knot errors of comprehension.I could keep going on this four ours......
Sadly, cove, this is not a recent phenomenon. We Baby Boomers had to learn some words by heart (accommodation, hippopotamus) as well as knowing the 'demon' words - there and their, its and it's, bought and brought, were, where & we're, etc etc etc. (and don't start me on times tables!). Or on singular and plural, eg Harvey Norman are having a sale, rather than is. If you weren't sure about spelling, use a dictionary, now isn't that a novel notion! Somehow it became less important for the next generation (Y?) so now this lot (X?) have no hope. So....I guess we have to take some responsibility for allowing the importance of spelling and grammar to wane. However if you happen to be able to spell well, as I can, it's infuriating to see the howlers which get printed in books, newspapers and magazines. My all-time personal favourite is 'shammy' !
MEA CULPA (hope I spelt that right) As soon as I sent off my OP, the wife, who teaches English, pointed out my atrocious grammar. I least I spelt it wright.Shouldn't that be "doesn't this mob have spell check or did they (fail to) pay attention in Grade 6"?
(Wondering whether we may legitimately use such a crass version of mobile vulgus, or is doing so in fact worse than a spelling error?)
