The personal blog of Eric Skiff

When spell-checking a word, I often just type it up in the google bar of firefox. It generally gets the job done, but it’s not the most reliable way of finding the correct spelling. For example, looking up “ordourves” brings up plenty of confirmation that you’re correct, but in reality you’ll just be joining lots of other people in mis-spelling hors d’oeuvre.

This morning, I was checking on the word Aesthetic using the “just google it, I’m in a hurry” method, and found this lovely article on wikipedia.

Not only did it list the correct (and alternate) spellings, but it also answers some heady questions:

• What counts as “art?”
• What should we judge when we judge art?
• What should art be like?
• What is the value of art?

I thought it was a nice little early-morning treat, so I figured I’d share!