Wordnerds only may apply!

Apple arcade has a game that will satisfy the Gestapo Grammarian in anybody.

With text from books like Pride and Prejudice and Alice in Wonderland, you can spellcheck, rearrange paragraphs, fill in the blanks with the offered words, and delete extraneous phrases.

It's called Dear Reader

Top | Newest First | Oldest First

ElwoodBlues · M

I reread Emma recently, and I noticed some weird words and spellings there. Unfortunately, I can't remember any of them.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@ElwoodBlues Austen uses some peculiar (today) word order and it makes it tricky, reconstructing one of her sentences.

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

You cannot tweet what has already been perfected.

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

One should only read the original unabridged versions of classics.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@JohnnySpot If one is a purist, true. Probably mostly true anyway.

But it's a game, not a doctoral program.

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

@Mamapolo2016 another toy to help destroy the elder race of man

Mamapolo2016 · F

@JohnnySpot As you wish.

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

Let the author motivate you do not change their letters.

Mamapolo2016 · F

@JohnnySpot You misunderstand the concept. The player does not modify what the author wrote. Words are misspelled in the text and the player corrects them to duplicate the original.

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

That's what they did in Animal Farm to change rules.

Vivaci

Sounds like FUN! 😀

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

@Vivaci It's not it's lame no one will participate in it.

Starsandfire · 31-35, F

Thank youuu 😍😂

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Starsandfire Go get 'em!

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

there is a version of Tom Jones edited by Somerset Maugham but that's because back then they got paid by the word

Add a comment...