A Spelling Masquerade (Homework WE 23/12/13)

[David Campbell]

The poem below is a spelling challenge masquerading as verse...all about homophones, which are words masquerading as others. If you read the poem out loud it will sound perfectly OK, but there are 26 spelling mistakes because I've used words that have the same pronunciation, but a different spelling and meaning. Some are obvious, others perhaps not so. The challenge is to identify all 26. There are no prizes because...in line with popular opinion...it's not a competition!

The interesting thing is to see how many are picked up on the first read-though. I'll post the full list in a week or so.

Cheers
David

A Spelling Masquerade

I except that mistakes can be maid when we right,
but a homophone problem’s a frustrating site,
for it means we’ve bean careless and not checked our sauce,
and a plane, simple error throws poems off-coarse.
It’s a principal all of us need to learn well
to insure that the words that we use always tell
all our readers the storey we meant them to here,
for illusions that mystify others show weir
not on top of our game and our work has a floor,
something dragging it down when we’d like it to sore.
If we want to show flare and retain there respect
then we mustn’t get court using words that reflect
any absence of rigour…there’s too much at steak
if we lesson the impact with blunders we make.
It’s the bane of my life as a judge when I reed
a grate poem that’s waisted by not paying heed
to the rules of our language that should be held deer
if our verse is to flour for many a year.

© David Campbell 12/12/13

[william williams]

Congrats David I only found 21 spelling mistakes so I guess mine spelling ain't to bad

bill the old battler

[Peely]

Good challenge David

I reckon I have found them all:

(list verified and removed to allow others to see if they can find them all)

[David Campbell]

You're absolutely right, John...but please remove them so that others can have a go! That's why I said I'd post the list in a week.

David

PS: Thanks, John!

[Maureen K Clifford]

I managed to find 25 - pleased with that and so happy that I don't have to point them out to you David You're a clever chook
and I would love the use of this if I may, to reappear around January

It is such a clever poem and for those who have English as a second language a great means of displaying the difficulties that arise when writing in English...so many people really struggle with it which is very understandable. It is after all supposed to be the most difficult language to learn.

[Neville Briggs]

I found 'em all. nah nahnee nah nah.

[Bob Pacey]

Al loks ok 2 me ?


Bob

[Heather]

I was cringing by the end of the first line David, but maid myself keep going to the end - yep 26.

[Terry]

I think I got most of them David, but gave up counting after awhile.

Cheers

Terry

[Glenny Palmer]

Al loks ok 2 me ? Bob