Sunday, 27 November 2011

The Sunday Post.



The Spell Chequer.

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a quay and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
It's rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
It's letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

Martha Snow.

23 comments:

DB Stewart said...

Someone should do an iPhone auto-correct version of this now.

Alistair said...

That would be funny.....

coastkid said...

We need a Scottish spell check too, regional would be even better!

Nicky said...

Oh now that is funny! Thanks for giving me a smile to start my Sunday off, Alistair!

Nicky said...

I'm going to have to share this….

Alistair said...

Made me laugh out loud when I found it too!

Twisted Scottish Bastard said...

Oh goodness, we used to use that poem when I worked in Perth High to help the kids understand the strengths and weaknesses of spell checking. I'd mostly forgotten about it, so thanks (I think) for the flashback.

How's the new job going BTW?

Alistair said...

Happy to remind you of happy {?} days....

Not started the job yet as I've been waiting on the police doing background checks to allow me to work with vulnerable groups. I've already been vetted for adults and children but each time you get a new appointment they update it which can take 6 weeks. The new employers are also waiting for my references to be returned { from the outsourced personnel function in India!!!} by my ex-employers. Should start an induction soon after that's all tied up.

Jane said...

Haha! Brilliant. I'm four ever telling my kids knot to rely on spell cheque, butt the temptation is just two much! I'm going to print this out as a grate example for them!

Alistair said...

Fabby comment Jane - I laughed my head off!

Cheers!

Morning's Minion said...

Too funny--that's just how my husband and daughter do spelling. My spelling is better--but my poor typing undoes the advantage.

Alistair said...

There's nothing worse than dysexic fingers is there MM. THat woud be a shared trait between us!

Alistair said...

Oops - see what I mean???

Indigo Roth said...

Well, that raised a smile on a grim (work) Monday morning!

Alistair said...

Only too happy to help a working man.

{Huh - you think it's grim down there? It's grim up North!}

Wait a minute - you work for the Govt. That means I pay your wages!

Get off the t'internet and get some work done you blighter!!!

Have a good un Indigo....

YONKS said...

Brilliant post and I loved the link you sent. Strangely enough I was in Glencoe today, it was magical, pics of that tomorrow. Today we visited the most amazing Kirk I have ever visited. I cried!

Thanks for stopping by and I am so envious that you live here full time!
Di
x

Alistair said...

Hi Yonks,

Glad you liked it. I thought since you were in the area........

Rebecca S. said...

Hahahahahaha! That's brilliant! It reminds me of the work of Shel Silverstein, a well loved, American children's poet.

Alistair said...

Yes, I thought it was great when I saw it too Rebecca. I don't know the work of Silverstein so maybe I should have a look.

Laura Callaway said...

Fabulous poem.
I use a spell checker too! Now im worried that everything is spelt wrong!
Inlauraslocket.blogger.com

Alistair said...

Wrong is just perspective. Not that important really - communication is the thing.

Glad you liked it.

Drop by again sometime.

Kat_RN said...

I giggled. I am a bit slow this week as I just started a new job too. I will be working with Developmentaly Disabled individuals. I have had to sit through several classes before I could start. Tuesday will be my first real day on the unit.
Eye will bee fine as long as they do knot ask me to spell anything.
Cheers,
Kat

Alistair said...

Gled ewe lyked ti Kit

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