One day a resident of Feilding was reading a newspaper when an article about a local retailer caught her eye. In the article Feilding, was referred to about six times and each time the town’s name was spelt Fielding. Now Feilding does have a unique spelling that contradicts the English Grammar rule of “i before e” so it’s an easy mistake to make, and not one a spell-checker is likely to pick up. This reader though, was understandably annoyed about seeing her town’s name misrepresented in an article she really wanted to read. Consequently, the credibility of the article went
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