Congradtulations

The English language is one that I have a lot of trouble with even though it is the only one I speak fluently. The fact that many English teachers don't know all the rules so they can't teach them could be one cause of this problem. With that being said, I have had success in one part of that course. Spelling has always been a strength of mine. I'm a great speller compared to most people. If I see a word, I can usually remember the letters used to form it and the order they are in. Misspelled words annoy me. The church bulletin from today has a note at the bottom on the inside that reads, "Congradtulations to Travis and Amber Chaney on the birth of their son, Parker, born on Tuesday. Please pray for this young family." I'll be sure to remember to pray for them. And wish them "Congradtulations". Now I know Microsoft word has a decent spellcheck program that, although it may not catch every error, surely it would have pointed out this type of mistake. I personally think that whoever writes the mini articles could not decide whether that word is spelled with a "d" or a "t" so they figured if they just put both, one of them has to be right. Three notices above that one, there is a mention of a recent wedding. It begins with the word, "Congratulations". I hope that my assumption is incorrect and the error was merely a slip-of-the-hand typo rather than one individual's ignorance. If someone really does not know how to spell, they do make dictionaries. Or the earlier notice could have been read over. Just a thought.