The following poem has been lovingly lifted, in parts, from a variety of Internet sources, then rearranged, edited, and finally compiled here. Today's 5th Grade English assignment? Fix it.
My Spelling Checker
Eye halve a spelling checker,
It came with my Pea Sea.
It plane lea Marx four my revue
Miss Steaks I can knot sea.
Iran this poem threw it,
Your shirr reel glad two no.
Its very polished in it's whey,
My checker tolled mi sew.
A Czech, her is a bless sing,
It freeze up lodes of thyme.
It helps me rite awl stiles to reed,
And aides me wen aye rime.
It freeze up lodes of thyme.
It helps me rite awl stiles to reed,
And aides me wen aye rime.
Aye strike the keys and type a whirred
And weight fore it two say
Weather eye am write oar wrong
It tells mi strait aweigh.
And weight fore it two say
Weather eye am write oar wrong
It tells mi strait aweigh.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
I trussed too Bea a joule.
The Czech her pours o'er every word
Two cheque sum spelling rule.
I trussed too Bea a joule.
The Czech her pours o'er every word
Two cheque sum spelling rule.
Now bee cause my spell ling
Is checked with such grate flare,
They're Arno faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye yam a where.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew hour vary best,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.
Sow yew can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seize,
And why eye brake in too averse
Wile rye ting with such E's.
So... how many misspelled words are there? None.
Every word above can be found in the dictionary, but there are over 100 misused words.
Every word above can be found in the dictionary, but there are over 100 misused words.