I generally appreciate #spell checkers because they give useful negative #feedback and have helped me to improve my spelling and encourage the use of a broader #vocabulary.

But I just wrote an email in gmail and this is not good feedback. It's trying to dumb-down my #writing and its suggestions change the meaning. The forms of verbs it is suggesting are not the same as what I wrote at all, and in no way are they better.

With this type of feedback our #language is doomed. See Alt.

Stuck in #Apple #Spell hell where ungoobleable #Swedish compounds are readily accepted while some really common ones are not... (thank god for #Microsoft #Word) here's how I imagine this was achieved:
Apple: Give us a list of correctly spelled Swedish words.
...
#spelling #language #humor

http://talkwards.com/2026/04/11/swedish-apple-spell/

Different hats – friends in an old mansion casting a spell

And this is my drawing based on Tales of Phantasia (SNES). Two friends actively practicing magic. They came to an old mansion to perform a magical ritual. There's an old floor. And dark wood all around. The house stands in a field. And outside it's late autumn. It's getting dark early. So they lit candles. They called all their friends.

#mansion #magiс #spell #candles #lateautumn #friends #guests #mystery #fairytale #fantasy

#spell : also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another

- French: période

- Italian: periodo

- Portuguese: feitiço

- Spanish: hechizo

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»Since words exist and are in a sense agents in themselves which establish connexions and relations between both man and man, and man and the world, and are capable of 'acting' upon them, they are one of the most realistic representations we have of the concept of force which is either not directly observable or is a metaphysical notion which we find necessary to use«

Tambiah, S.J., 1968. The Magical Power of Words. Man 3, 175. https://doi.org/10.2307/2798500

#magic #anthropology #spell #speechAct

Crossed Blades III – Flowers Against Black Magic

The glow from the magical and swift movement, the sideways dash, hung in the air for a moment. And then it evaporated. The movement was lightning-fast. Like lightning. Fast. And like a spark in the eyes. Even the glow lingered. But it was gone.

https://dimalinkeng.blogspot.com/2026/03/crossed-blades-iii-flowers-against.html

#fantasy #tale #elf #spell #druid #flowers #desert #ranger #necromancer #duel #fight #fate #blade #fairytale

Studying Crystal Castle in the magic library

And this is my pixel art based on Paladins Quest (SNES). We've settled into the magic library. Studying magical books. And studying a certain strange object. What is known about Crystal Castle? Everyone is searching for magic and information about the castle. Friends are already rummaging through books. And you're not far behind

#roleplaying #adventure #snes #magic #bookshelves #learning #friends #library #spell #knowledge #teammates