The Third Degree - Confessions

THE THIRD DEGREE

CONFESSIONS

I think it’s time I came clean.  You think you know someone online, but do you really know them at all?  In truth, you only know as much as they are willing to share with you.  I think it’s time I share.

I am one of the worst spellers – ever. 

It’s true.  The only reason you don’t know about it is because you know me online.  That means that spell check has been hiding my dirty little secret from you.  Believe me, if you knew me in real life, you would know that I am an awful speller.

My bad spelling defies explanation.  I am a reader after all.  I also type quite a bit on the computer.  Although spell check corrects my errors, I still see them underlined in color and do the right click thing to fix them.  You would think all those prompts would help drill the correct spellings into my brain.  Um, yeah.

We spent a HUGE amount of time on Latin and Greek roots/suffixes/prefixes in school the last two years.  I can STILL tell you the meanings of every one of them.  But did it help me with my spelling?  Not so much.

I study for spelling tests and I get all the words correct.  Every word – every time.  But, when it comes to remembering later, forget about it.

Whenever I am forced to write things out by hand, my bad spelling becomes obvious.  I used to think it was writing too quickly and being careless.  I’ve slowed down.  Sometimes I can tell a word is wrong, but I’m not sure of the right spelling.  Other times, I don’t even know it’s wrong. 

So there you have it.  My name is Melina and I am a bad speller.  How about you?