Spelling Police!

[Milz]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., meboriqua at a... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Angela Boyko <ochfd42 at y...> wrote:
> > I can not remain silent - it's T-R-I-A-L. You walk on
> > a trail, a trial has the jury and judge and
> > inexperienced lawyers.
> 
> 
> There are many, many times I want to correct people's spelling both 
> here and at the main list.  As a teacher, it is hard to control 
> myself.  The mistake that makes me want to tear my hair out is when 
> people write 'Dursley's' when talking about all three of them.  
> Misspelling Gryffindor is another big one - how the hell can you 
> misspell something you've read a dozen times?  There are other 
> mistakes that drive me nuts, but I feel so much better that I got 
this 
> off my chest, I don't need to list the others (like 'definately').  
> 
> Sorry - I couldn't resist.
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw, who lives in fear of glaring spelling and 
> grammar mistakes in her postings*****************************

I think part of the misspelling has to do with typos. Sometimes I'm in 
 hurry to post a message (especially when I'm at the office--bad me) 
and I don't check my spellings and grammar. 

Milz (who was never a good touch-typer, but who was her elementary 
school's champion speller for two consecutive years.)