gigamatic

I came to a realization today that spell-check is actually wrong quite a bit.

Seriously. I know I make a lot of mistakes, but I still take a great deal of care in my typing, trying to make sure I keep the mistakes to a minimum.

BUT...

I was a champion speller in my middle-school days. I used to know when words were spelled right, and lately, thanks to some jackass, I'm faced with spell-checking that is WRONG.

I am not going crazy. Someone made the decision to change the spelling of some words, and the old spellings are no longer valid.

In other countries, it would take a court order. Here, they just decide on a common misspelling and that's where the language goes.

I know I'm not the only one facing this, am I? (And yes, I guess I could install some alternative dictionaries, but I am just pissed that I should even HAVE to.)

I'm not old enough that the language I learned to speak (and spell, HA!) should have become archaic.