The spell checker. The great tool that lets any writer on a computer be just that, a writer. No longer are we afraid to send a draft to a teacher/professor/friend/peer, for we have spell checker!
Now you can stray from using just word document programs in your writing. When typing online posts, such as this entry right here, an email, or a simple query on Google, a spellchecker will automatically reveal any misspelled words! This is great! No more feeling like a dumb dumb! A red squiggly line appears under your shameful attempt of literacy and all you have to do is a right click followed by a left click and BOOM! you've aced every spelling test since kindergarten!
I truly do love this technology. While I'm not the worst speller, I am far from the best. However, the following scenario has crossed my mind:
Technology with computers/internet seems to double in speed and performance every year. Technology is also becoming integrated into daily lives with the average joe oblivious to its presence. So under my theory the average joe will right click and change his misspelled word with the first word on the list that looks right (if none are available or do not look right, he/she will change the word completely. yes i am guilty of this.). There is no shame in this technique other than the fact that one typically will not pay attention to the correct spelling or true meaning of the word. So fast forward to 2080. The internet is now available for viewing via contact lenses(most likely will be done using lasik surgery, who am i kidding) so you dont even need to use handheld devices! It will also be connected to your thought process. Therefore, while you're writing that timed essay for SATs, every word will be spelled perfectly since your thoughts are being calibrated and perfected milliseconds prior to the graphite marking the surface. Everyone will become equal! and of course this technology will mend into speech as well! Every time a person speaks, their speech will be flawless in pronunciation, and articulation!
Hollywood has it all wrong. The humans are not destroyed by the robots. The humans become the robots.
*over 15 words were corrected using spellcheck in this article.
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