Spell Check

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Eye Halve a Spelling Chequer 

Martha Snow

(although there are other authors to whom the poem has been attributed) 

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 

Its really ever wrong. 

Eye have run this poem threw it 

I am shore your pleased two no 

Its letter perfect in it's weigh 

My chequer tolled me sew. 

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Correct version (for those who can't be bothered spellchecking the spellcheck)

I have a spelling checker 

It came with my PC 

It plainly marks for my review 

Mistakes I cannot see 

I strike a key and type a word 

And wait for it to say 

Whether I am wrong or right 

It shows me straight away 

As soon as a mistake is made 

It knows before too long 

And I can put the error right 

It’s rarely ever wrong 

I have run this poem through it 

I am sure you’re pleased to know 

It’s letter perfect in its way 

My checker told me so 

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A longer version: 

The Spell Checker Poem 

by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar 

I have a spelling checker, 

It came with my PC. 

It plane lee marks four my revue 

Miss steaks aye can knot sea. 

Eye ran this poem threw it, 

Your sure reel glad two no. 

Its vary polished in it's weigh. 

My checker tolled me sew. 

A checker is a bless sing, 

It freeze yew lodes of thyme. 

It helps me right awl stiles two reed, 

And aides me when eye rime. 

Each frays come posed up on my screen 

Eye trussed too bee a joule. 

The checker pours o'er every word 

To cheque sum spelling rule. 

Bee fore a veiling checker's 

Hour spelling mite decline, 

And if we're lacks oar have a laps, 

We wood bee maid too wine. 

Butt now bee cause my spelling 

Is checked with such grate flare, 

Their are know fault's with in my cite, 

Of nun eye am a wear. 

Now spelling does knot phase me, 

It does knot bring a tier. 

My pay purrs awl due glad den 

With wrapped word's fare as hear. 

To rite with care is quite a feet 

Of witch won should bee proud, 

And wee mussed dew the best wee can, 

Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays 

Such soft wear four pea seas, 

And why eye brake in two averse 

Buy righting want too pleas.

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