When is it OK for spelling to be bad, wrong or misused?
Believe it or not, but there are a number of cases in which it is perfectly acceptable to misuse and abuse spelling. These cases, however, are few and far between and subject to specific rules! So don’t go trying to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes with that game of Scrabble…
Here, now, is the definitive guide to how to use wrong spelling as a way to enhance your work:
1) Made up words and how a writer can use them: in academic work or most mainstream fiction, you should know by now that there are very few opportunities to slip up when writing in the third person (He, She). However, if you’re writing from the perspective of someone – as in with first person POV – then you can feel free to experiment with miss-spelling, or comical spelling as a real device to engage the reader. Such instances might include the following example: a book written from the perspective of a 14 year-old mentally challenged girl. Seeing the world through her eyes, it’s possible and only right to take liberties with language.
…By changing and morphing language, they create an exciting feeling that anything is possible…
2) In rhyming: poets sometimes invent or misuse words and in doing so create an interesting and charming effect. Say, for example, a poet was commissioned to create a poem about ortak rings . In this case, he or she might be striving to increase interest about the rings – as per the reason for them being hired – and so using words which flow and create interesting imaginative visions is favoured rather than prohibited. This could result in sales and much interest in the rings themselves. Sometimes, doing things a bit differently by breaking the rules means both fun and profit!
3) Play on words, a classic in fiction: some writers do brilliant, almost magic things with the abuse of words. By changing and morphing language, they create an exciting feeling that anything is possible. Word play can also be fun for writers of children’s fiction, as children are much more open to having fun with their language rather than complaining that some specific rule has not been adhered to.
4) Company copy and advertising: sometimes, advertising needs to pack a punch. It must both stimulate someone to think about something, as well as asking them to reach into their pocket! Word play and the like is a fantastic thing in direct mail too. It shows daring, a thirst for progression and an ability to have fun while also being effective.
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