Hobby Horse

People who rely on auto correct might consider whether what they write is likely to be easier to understand with a spelling mistake than the substitution of the wrong word.

Letting a computer make changes and not checking them can come across as worse than the odd human error.

I wonder to what extent articles about ‘X number of words that don’t have an equivalent in English’ just demonstrate the limited size of the vocabulary of those writing them?

It’s a red herring anyway as it’s the descriptive power of the language that’s important not the ultimate number of words. I imagine the people who write this sort of rot also rate Shakespeare’s plays by the number of lines.

When the exam marking business is sorted perhaps it’s time to consider replacing the current system of GCSEs & A Levels for something useful rather than maintaining it for the sake of those who don’t want to admit their qualifications are a poor indication of ability.

(Posted at the point results had been published for those not able to take exams due to Covid-19 restrictions which showed downgrading for poor areas whilst richer parts of the country and fee paying schools received much better grades).

To find out who is best at passing exams.

But that’s about all.