spellaprop
spellaprop /spel-a-prop/ n. – a computer spellchecker induced malapropism where, like the act of confusing words that are similar in sound, words that are similar in appearance are inadvertently subst-tuted for one another.
beware – this is a very insidious quirk in computer software spellcheckers that causes a malapropism to be accidentally introduced into one’s writing. occasionally, a spellchecker will suggest a replacement word that, when glanced at quickly, looks the the misspelled word, but is actually a completely different word.
if you are rushed, you will probably accept that recommended change. thus, inserting the “spellaprop” into your doc-ment. the spellchecker will, of course, ignore this new error on subsequent p-sses because, though contextually inappropriate, the replacement word is spelled correctly. so, if you do not catch this error when proofreading your doc-ment, you will appear stupid, ignorant, or at best careless, to your readers.
examples:
a misspelling of the word “edition” causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word “addition”.
a misspelling of the word “part-tion” causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word “portion”.
a misspelling of the word “revelation” causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word “revolution”.
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