Spell Again

Games I play on my laptop computer are limited to solitaire and mahjong. The fun part comes when I call up a new game. I remember how much time it takes to shuffle a deck of cards and set up a game of solitare. My Toshiba is a whiz. It asks me if I want to replay a game or get a new one. Other ways my PC is a whiz is with SpellCheck. A mere flick of a key at the top of a new article and my misspelled words are highlighted. I am given choices for correction. My dear little machine is not intelligent enough to notice words like “there” when it should be “their” or the other way around. I write many articles for my websites and I want them to come out right. Write? You get the idea. It was not so many years past that I had to use a dictionary to be sure I had the correct word. Even a Thesaurus was a last resort to make certain the word conveyed the meaning I wanted. Makes a big difference if a hero shouts, bellows, or whispers. A heroine can shriek, scream, or coo. But that’s too much energy to expend when I just want to play all by myself on a holiday. Bring up solitare and move the cards if possible. No spelling required.

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