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07-09-2006, 12:12 PM
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No this is not a reminder for uncertain enchanters
I reread some of my old threads and am appalled
at some of the spelling mistakes I have made
does anyone else feel the same?
Is there a spell checker available on this site?
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07-09-2006, 12:18 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dorset
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hahaha i have thought the same!!!  |
07-09-2006, 12:36 PM
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They're not 'spelling mistakes' but 'typographical errors'. |
07-09-2006, 12:50 PM
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Some of mine are caused by caffeine deficiency, so thats an illness. 
The situation is however getting worse, caused by a shortage of print left on some of my keyboard buttons. A technical problem. |
07-09-2006, 12:51 PM
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Not all are typos. there are a lot of spelling mistakes that I know I make. Usually the same ones each time. Will really have to learn not to be in such a hurry and use the dictionary. The trouble with spell checkers is that they cannot distiguish between 'there' 'their' and 'they're' and other times when words sound the same but the spellings and meanings are different.
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07-09-2006, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by wildone Not all are typos. there are a lot of spelling mistakes that I know I make. Usually the same ones each time. Will really have to learn not to be in such a hurry and use the dictionary. The trouble with spell checkers is that they cannot distiguish between 'there' 'their' and 'they're' and other times when words sound the same but the spellings and meanings are different. |
I think you're right it's a hurry thing, a hurry to reply because when I occassionally take the time for more considered responses (  ) I paste it all into word to check for spelling mistakes. You're of course right though, it doesn't catch everything |
07-09-2006, 01:03 PM
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And spilling coffee into the keyboard isn't helpful either ... I do have serious problems with laptop keyboards (as well as small cameras, mobile 'phones &c) catching more than one key at a time so that spelling becomes pretty much a matter of random distribution of letters .... Quote: |
Originally Posted by DL Some of mine are caused by caffeine deficiency, so thats an illness.
The situation is however getting worse, caused by a shortage of print left on some of my keyboard buttons. A technical problem. | |
07-09-2006, 01:31 PM
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A deficiency of caffeine heh, sometimes it looks as though the poster has had a surfeit of something a little stronger. I can recall one or two posts that have made virtually no sense at all! I hope our worldwide viewers don't think it's actually English they are reading sometimes.
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07-09-2006, 01:32 PM
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I have not had a coffee meets computer moment yet. The thought of loosing both caffeine and a keyboard is frightening.
I also catch multiple keys regularly on a normal size keyboard I blame this on finger wear caused by a long term rock climbing habit but its probably also just down to typing too fast. |
07-09-2006, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Tinkerbell A deficiency of caffeine heh, sometimes it looks as though the poster has had a surfeit of something a little stronger. I can recall one or two posts that have made virtually no sense at all! I hope our worldwide viewers don't think it's actually English they are reading sometimes.
Tink |
I like those posts they're funny
except when they're mine |
07-09-2006, 01:45 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nr Battle, East Sussex
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I often write long replies elsewhere, where there is a checker and paste them across. |
07-09-2006, 02:26 PM
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Yes, it's a hurry, hurry thing, as Gill has said, but, on the other hand.......
henrya
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07-09-2006, 02:34 PM
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Yes, never write before three cups of cofee or after three pints of beer.
But, seriously, if writing a proper letter or article, I read through it afterwards, perhaps leaving a day before re-checking and printing - e-mailing is a different matter: you read through it but don't see the mistakes in something you've just written.
It's not just spelling - I know that I've written things that seemed to make perfect sense but the next day looked at them and thought, 'What's that load of gibberish about?'! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Tinkerbell A deficiency of caffeine heh, sometimes it looks as though the poster has had a surfeit of something a little stronger. I can recall one or two posts that have made virtually no sense at all! I hope our worldwide viewers don't think it's actually English they are reading sometimes.
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07-09-2006, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade am appalled
at some of the spelling mistakes | Funnily enough, i am also appalled at the spelling mistakes that so many people make. But where people under 50 are concerned I have learned to expect it. From teachers, too! |
07-09-2006, 04:34 PM
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^ ouch  |
07-09-2006, 04:36 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Leicestershire
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Originally Posted by Airehead Funnily enough, i am also appalled at the spelling mistakes that so many people make. But where people under 50 are concerned I have learned to expect it. From teachers, too! | Not all people under 50 can't spell....  You wouldn't like me to accuse all people over 50 of making gross generalisations would you?
I think the most common WAB grammatical error is confusing 'your' and 'you're' as in 'your welcome'! Maybe this should be a sticky
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07-09-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Airehead Funnily enough, i am also appalled at the spelling mistakes that so many people make. But where people under 50 are concerned I have learned to expect it. From teachers, too! | by the way, 'I' should always be upper case |
07-09-2006, 04:47 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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Originally Posted by Tinkerbell A deficiency of caffeine heh, sometimes it looks as though the poster has had a surfeit of something a little stronger. I can recall one or two posts that have made virtually no sense at all! I hope our worldwide viewers don't think it's actually English they are reading sometimes.
Tink | yeah I learnt my lesson about posting while drunk the other night - on the pan lumix thread some of my waffle was barely comprehensible even to me , next morning 
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07-09-2006, 05:14 PM
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If you have google toolbar in the options you can tick an option for spellchecker
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07-09-2006, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by matt_xyz by the way, 'I' should always be upper case | Full marks for spotting the deliberate mistake! There is hope for the human race even yet. |
07-09-2006, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cherrybee If you have google toolbar in the options you can tick an option for spellchecker | NONONO that is probably American - even worse than plain bad spelling. |
07-09-2006, 07:11 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Horsham W Sussex
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My spelling has got a lot better since forums came along, I do (sometimes) look up certain words I am unsure of in the dictionary and if I am unsure and cannot be bothered to look up I put a (sp?) after the word to cover myself. My grammar (sp?) is not too good though, and I appologise (sp?) for that..............  |
07-09-2006, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Airehead NONONO that is probably American - even worse than plain bad spelling. | works for me when I remeber to use it.Any thing I notice is American spelling I just put the english back in.I use it sometimes as I have a habit of getting some letters back to fornt
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07-09-2006, 07:20 PM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Exmouth Devon
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Good if you know English from American. I can't remember how to spell one word the same way twice in one sentence.
And I never really know if I'm spelling a word correctically any way
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10-09-2006, 10:21 AM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nr Battle, East Sussex
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There is a little program called iespell you may want to look at.
You have to download it.
It add a spell checker if you right click on a text box like the one I am writing in now. http://www.iespell.com/
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