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>I'd guess that the algorithm "map number of Microsoft Word reported spelling errors from (0 -> 800) to (20 -> 400)" does a pretty damn good job of guessing students' SAT Writing scores.

The best part about that is the fact that people misspell words even with spellcheck! Come on, how hard is it to notice the squiggly lines and correct your error by picking the correct spelling from the drop down list?

And I wouldn't say what I produce is shit, but then I would have said that when I was twelve. And I mostly have to double time on projects and essays, so they probably are shit.

EDIT: And since losethos (Schizophrenic dude who's hellbanned.) asked, the boss; it's pretty clever to use someones tendency for pedantry against them.





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