The following is a letter to the editor from the Times of Trenton, July 14, 1998. I have the author’s permission to post to rhf—and she had me correct a correction the newspaper’s typesetters had made, as well as a non-spellchecker mistake they had introduced!
The Shortcomings Spellcheck
I would like to apply fore a job as an editor of your paper. I halve a computer, and it has spellcheck, and it wood seam that this is awl I really knead.
I had originally intended too dew this last weak, but then I happened to reed my horoscope in The Times, and it said: “Put on the reigns before you lose control of everything. Of coarse, once I red this, I gnu it wood be better to weight four a more auspicious thyme.
Aye thought at first that maybe I should caul, but then I decided it mite be better to right. I truly believe that I would be a grate editor—know matter watt—rein or shine. Eye wood make accuracy inn spelling the mane ingredient of my editorial rain. Just to prove my hart is in the rite place, I maid sure this letter was perfect—I ran it threw Spellcheck.
I really due wont this job, and I no I could bee a reel asset, butt if yew don’t higher mi, I won’t whale.
[signed]
Both of you: LOLOL!