while it’s true that spell check works well for those of us with reasonable spelling skill (simple human error and the humble typo have much to be thankful for), just having rudimentary spelling skills is not always enough to sufficiently use a spell checker. After all, your computer’s vocabulary isn’t always as diverse as you need it to be.

Many have felt that rather than read a book or visit a library many children choose to watch TV, view a movie or play computer games. After a recent survey of 18,000 school children undertaken by the National Literacy trust in the UK, it seems these fears are perhaps not unfounded. Whilst one in five of those children questioned had never been given a book as a present, fewer than 50% between the ages of eight and seventeen read a novel outside of the classroom every month.