SUGGESTIONS

by Caryl Burtner

"Corrected" spellings of writers' and poets' names,
suggested by the spell-checking feature in Microsoft Word.

THURBER:

Throbber, Thumper
FLAUBERT:
Flabbier, Flaunter
KEROUAC:
Cherub, Cherubic
NERUDA:
Meridian, Nerd, Nerds
ODETS:
Oddest, Holiest, Ode, Odessa, Others
BARTH:
Party, Beat, Abort, Barter, Bath
PLATH:
Plato, Plot, Plight, Blah
LESSING:
Lesson, Lesion, Lesbian, Leering, Lemming
CASTANEDA:
Chasteness, Castrated, Chatelaine
TOLSTOY:
Dolts, Toast, Toils, Tools, Tootsy, Torso
RIMBAUD:
Rumbas, Ribald
KUNDERA:
Kinder, Churner, Kinkier, Chunkier
MAUGHAM:
Naught, Naughty
MILLAY:
Mislay, Misplay, Mildly, Mislead
GRISHAM:
Grist, Grips, Grins, Grits
MENCKEN:
Menkind, Menace
CORNWELL:
Cornmeal, Scornfully
NIN:
Nun, Mind, Ninny, Ink, Nil
GRIMM:
Grim, Grime, Grammar, Grin, Grimace
BRONTE:
Brunette, Brothel, Brother, Prophet
HELLMAN:
He-Man, Hellion, Helms
DIDION:
Dildo, Discoing, Tidying, Disdain, Diction
TOKLAS:
Tokes, Dollars, Togas
SARTRE:
Searcher, Psalter, Cartel, Carper, Shelter
BECKETT:
Pecked, Pecker, Peace
LEBOWITZ:
Elbowing
SONTAG:
Shortage, Contain, Sonata, Shone, Contact
LARDNER:
Learner, Launder, Latrine
CHEEVER:
Cheaper, Cheater, Cheekier, Chewier, Schemer

 


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