Spellcheck

In digital spell-check, there are often three options for a flagged word: correct, ignore, or add to dictionary.

In the world, what do we do when we encounter something that’s different than what we had expected? How do we handle differences in worldview, gender, and attire, for instance?

Are we biased toward “correcting” what we see, assuming that what’s different is wrong?

Do we ignore the difference, moving on as though there’s nothing to notice?

Or do we “add to dictionary”? Do we accept as correct as-is, and seek to learn and to understand?