Full Version: No More Spell Check Need / Improper Grammer
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1]
27 Jan 2006
To: ALL
There will be no need to spellcheck anymore after reading this. Seriously, read it. You will be amazed how smart you really are.
I cdnuol t blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
EDITED: 29 Jan 2006 by DATAKES
From: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#2]
27 Jan 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 27 Jan 2006
So how cum whn i spel a cusstumrs naam rong thay dougnt like it?
Dee
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3]
27 Jan 2006
To: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#2] 27 Jan 2006
Dee,
Just show them the above test to prove that correct spelling is over-rated, and that their recipient should be just fine with the spelling you selected for them.
From: UCONN Dave & Lynn too (DANDL48) [#4]
27 Jan 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#3] 27 Jan 2006
From: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#5]
27 Jan 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 27 Jan 2006
Infact, I was able to read your version of the message faster than if the letters were in the correct order. I guess I wasn't looking for a misspeled word.
Thanks
From: Barbara (RGILE) [#6]
27 Jan 2006
To: PenTrophy (PENINSULATROPHY) [#5] 28 Jan 2006
Hello Everyone,
I also find the spell check annoying. I don't mind one bit, if I make a little mistake when I do a posting. I wish we at least had to option of disabling it. I looked and thought that I did it, but it still popped up.
Oh well, I love the forum, and if that is all I have to deal with, then so be it.
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Barb
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7]
27 Jan 2006
To: Barbara (RGILE) [#6] 31 Jan 2006
Did you try to disable spell check from your preferences, under "My Controls" or just try to disable within the posting field?
The set preferences may override an attempt to disable, post-by-post.
From: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#8]
27 Jan 2006
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 27 Jan 2006
What really gets me going, though? Darn text messaging.
Text messaging has ruined my children for life! I'm hoping that some time between now & their first college essay, they figure out that the word for does not = 4 and that you cannot be replaced by U.
From: Boz (CHEDDARHEAD) [#9]
27 Jan 2006
To: ALL
EDITED: 27 Jan 2006 by CHEDDARHEAD
From: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#10]
27 Jan 2006
To: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#8] 28 Jan 2006
Jeanette,
I'm with you. Wrong spelling and poor grammar make me crazy. On the subject of text messaging - have you noticed how quickly their fingers fly? Amazing!
Dee
From: Florida Don (FLORIDADON) [#11]
28 Jan 2006
To: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#10] 28 Jan 2006
While we are discussing spelling/grammar, what really disappoints me is the number of times I see the word "lose" spelled "loose" and "no" spelled as "know" or vice versa.
Of course in the South you also get a lot more of I "seen" as well.
Just makes me wonder if anyone was awake in sKool. :-)
Don
From: UncleSteve [#12]
28 Jan 2006
To: Florida Don (FLORIDADON) [#11] 28 Jan 2006
P.S. I also "want to know" !
From: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#13]
28 Jan 2006
To: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#10] 28 Jan 2006
I'm glad to hear other folks have noticed that. I was hoping my kids weren't just typing really, really fast so I couldn't read what they were "saying"!
I'm going to let them keep thinking that I'm looking over their shoulder as they type but, truth be told, it's too painful to try to figure out what all their "abbreviations" mean.
Now that I'm on my soapbox (those of you with teenagers can, hopefully, relate), why is "kewl" so much better to type than "cool"? I might be tempted to forgive "4" for "for" since it saves two keystrokes but "kewl" for "cool"? Doesn't make sense. I guess I'm just old.
From: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#14]
28 Jan 2006
To: ALL
I'm a terrible literary critic, per my brother. He said the book wasn't worth the time it took him to read it (didn't cost him anything since I loaned him mine). Anyway, that's my disclaimer for any of you who rush out to buy the book based on my review up top! :-)
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#15]
28 Jan 2006
To: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#13] 28 Jan 2006
I think the use of non-word "kewl" is to convey the verbal pronunciation, which would be more like "coooooool".
The sad news is, once words are pronounced/spelled incorrectly, over a long enough period, they become accepted as being correct.
It's enough to make me have a nucular meltdown. :-)
EDITED: 28 Jan 2006 by DGL
From: UncleSteve [#16]
28 Jan 2006
To: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#13] 29 Jan 2006
Uh.... just because it is different and the kids know it will get on your nerves? :S
From: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#17]
28 Jan 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#15] 28 Jan 2006
You're not kidding. I can't count how many times in a week I tell people the cost to do an "engravement on a chain" Translation - how much does it cost to put my name on that keychain. I've heard it so much I actually looked it up in the Webster. I was relieved it wasn't there.
Dee
From: Jer (DIAMOND) [#18]
28 Jan 2006
To: ALL
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#19]
28 Jan 2006
To: Jer (DIAMOND) [#18] 29 Jan 2006
From what I've seen, that term is usually used by gang members, who have no concept of respect.
From: UncleSteve [#20]
29 Jan 2006
To: Dee (DEENA-ONLY) [#17] 29 Jan 2006
That's what you get for "conversating" with them!
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