July 23, 2004
Not so special
Here's a headline writer who could maybe use a bit of "speacial" (naybe later it will be corrected) education. But then again, I spelt Jacqueline du Pré as Jacqueline "de" Pré yesterday, twice, and only corrected it this morning.
Is correct and standardised spelling something that was born with the printing press and is now dying with the printing press? You can correct it later, so you are less inclined to obsess about getting it right to start with. I fear so.

