Key Stage 2拼写测试本是面向10-11岁小学生的毕业能力测试,受访者参与了这次测试。
But the test spelled trouble for many of the adults tested.
结果令人忧心。
'Phenomenon', 'unnecessary' and 'broccoli' were among the words spelled wrong by more than half of those who took part.
超过半数受访者不能正确拼写"Phenomenon","unnecessary"和"broccoil"这几个词。
Other words which few were able to spell included rhythmic and jewellery.
正确率较低的词还有"rhythmic"和"jewellery"。
Susie Dent, lexicographer and resident word expert on TV show Countdown, believes the results were partly down to the prevalence of tools such as spellcheck and auto-correct.
辞典编撰学家,电视节目《倒计时》(Countdown)的常驻专家苏西•登特认为,这种现象源自于拼写检查和自动纠错等工具的流行。
'Modern tools like spellcheck and autocorrect encourage us to switch off from learning, leading to complacency or, at worst, indifference.'
“拼写检查和自动纠错这些现代工具使得人们懒于学习,变得自满甚至冷漠。
THE TOP FIVE MISSPELT WORDS
正确率最低的五个词语:
1. Phenomenon (25% correct)
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