Are we all too reliant on our spellcheckers?
I'm surprised at the number of spelling errors I see in the forums - and I'm just as guilty as anyone else!
One or two seem to crop up regularly, especially the word 'definitely', ususally mis-spelled as 'definately' I used to have the same problem until I realised it has the word 'finite' at its centre.
I'm sure we all have these little memory-joggers(there's a word for them but I can't remember what it is...hmmm) and thought it might be interesting to share them.
'One collar and two socks' for necessary. That sort of thing... come on... keep working... it's not crimbo yet.

Dee

The real function of the spelling checker, in my experience, is to suggest lively replacements for foreign words and unusual place names. Among recent favourite suggestions from my brainless computer:

1. In place of melanze parmigiana, (a superior Italian dish in which I regard myself as something of an expert), my PC insisted I meant melange ptarmigan--which sounds like what you get when a bird strikes a propeller.

2. I don't believe anything Donald Rumsfeld has ever said, but my PC doesn't believe he exists, though Donald Rusted does, apparently.

3. My PC has also turned the notorious Tora Bora caves of Afghanistan into the distinctly improbable Torah Boar


I'm sure others can add their own favourites to this list.

I'm always getting past and passed wrong, I have a real problem with these two words. The thing is, I know I'm doing it.

Steve

Oh yes!
I work in a company which is a workers cooperative so we don't have the normal hierarchical structure. Instead of managers we have Function Area Co-ordinators, commonly referred to as Facs. My PC always offers the word faeces as an alternative. Sure it’s trying to tell us something...

Dee
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Feel I ought to point out that the opening Oh Yes! is in response to Tim's posting, and not a comment on Steve's problem!

No - it's the predictive thing that microsoft word has that really really irritates me! Try typing "Dear Mr (or Mrs or Ms - whatever) and you get the helpful suggestion of "Dear Mom and Dad". It drives me spare! Mom? Mom? And I've got the European English not the American English too!! It fact it annoys me so much that I need some more exclamation marks!!!!!!
Sue

Can understand that. Here's a few more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But... not sure what you're on. I'm on Windows XP, just tried Mrs, Mr, Ms. Got no bad reaction. Are you sure you're set to UK English...?

Hopefully helpfully,
Dee.

Yes but only have windows 98. Obviously XP got a bit more sophisticated.


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I take - don't know what you're on - to mean what version of windows? Or do you mean am I taking any hallucinogenics? Does Chardonnay count?

Chardonnay? Chardonnay? I'm talking really heavy stuff here... Cabernet Sauvignon...

Windows 98? phfffttt!!!

Dee wrote: I'm surprised at the number of spelling errors I see in the forums

Indeed.

Dee wrote: ...ususally...

Oh, sweet irony

Oh bums!!