pronunciation - not pronounciation. :) (Is that what you meant by "there is one in here for ya"?)
But yes, I too have the universal "simple typo fixer" software idea on my Ideas list. Far too often, I come across atrocious spelling or grammar but don't want to fix it lest I be called out for being pedantic (or worse: not be called out and instead be silently scorned).
I'm not talking about writing beautiful prose (something I can't do), but just simple things such as usage of apostrophes. Apostrophe usage is probably the one that is most misunderstood for people who can otherwise write reasonably. [Never use an apostrophe unless it's for ownership or "is" - I think that's the best rule of thumb I can think of that will almost always work.]
People who write for a living also can be surprisingly regular offenders yet those are the ones who are often completely uncontactable (for obvious fair-enough reasons).
But yes, I too have the universal "simple typo fixer" software idea on my Ideas list. Far too often, I come across atrocious spelling or grammar but don't want to fix it lest I be called out for being pedantic (or worse: not be called out and instead be silently scorned).
I'm not talking about writing beautiful prose (something I can't do), but just simple things such as usage of apostrophes. Apostrophe usage is probably the one that is most misunderstood for people who can otherwise write reasonably. [Never use an apostrophe unless it's for ownership or "is" - I think that's the best rule of thumb I can think of that will almost always work.]
People who write for a living also can be surprisingly regular offenders yet those are the ones who are often completely uncontactable (for obvious fair-enough reasons).