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When I got 618 in a game of online Scrabble on the weekend, I immediately bleated the fact to the world via Facebook. As you do. Then I got this cheap, dirty feeling deep inside.
I’m not the worst Scrabbler going around. I know how to play the game. But I’m no 618 man, and it’s fair to say I had a little cyber-assistance in compiling such a big score.
The problem with online Scrabble, circa 2010, is that even mug players have access to dictionaries of several hundred thousand words. You might not know what the words mean, but if the computer approves them, hey presto! You’re on your way to 618. Or more.
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Next time you update your Facebook status or send off an email without checking for spelling errors, think of the children and pick up a hard cover dictionary.
A recent study by the University of Manchester has found that thanks to our predilection for communicating online, we’re raising an entire generation of bad spellers:
“The increasing use of variant spellings on the internet has been brought about by people typing at speed in chatrooms and on social networking sites where the general attitude is that there isn’t a need to correct typos or conform to spelling rules, “ said Lucy Jones, the author of the study.
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Lily - I understand what you’re trying to say, but it would have had a bit more credibility had you understood the difference between “it’s” and “its” or the spelling of “solely.” Read more »
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