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Visitor13 
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 Posted: September 26 2006 at 04:33 |
 Peter Rideout wrote:
^ Well, Yeats, Einstein and Christie would have had editors. (A human forerunner of spell check software.)
Branson I don't know -- Virgin Records? He'd have a secretary.
What does this change? But for those people they'd still look stupid because of their poor spelling. And as children they were perceived as stupid because of it.
Da Vinci? Hadn't heard that of him, perhaps so -- but I can't read medieval Italian.  Neither can I, but there are people who can, and they say he had major problems with his spelling.
Anyway, the poll targets consistently "really poor spelling" (sic), and some particular posts I've read here from some seeming English speakers -- one in particular.
More than anything though, it's a cry for the simple use of spell check by those who post consistently garbled, near-unintelligible stuff here.
It's not targeting the average Joe or Jane, or any who weren't born into the language.
Fair enough, but just thought I'd point out that looking stupid isn't the same as being stupid. And therefore very poor (or rather careless) spelling on Internet forums makes you look primarily inconsiderate of others, IMO. This is not the same as stupidity (although it can be just as harmful).
Plus, it's meant to make you chuckle....
And I did laugh... even though most of the options above should have made me cry.
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Edited by Visitor13 - September 26 2006 at 05:08
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Peter
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Posted: September 26 2006 at 15:25 |
Visitor13 wrote:
Fair enough, but just thought I'd point out that looking stupid isn't the same as being stupid. And therefore very poor (or rather careless) spelling on Internet forums makes you look primarily inconsiderate of others, IMO. This is not the same as stupidity (although it can be just as harmful).
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Yes I know that, of course, but it was worth stressing.  Note, though that I took care to say look stupid, not just "stupid." (When you translate my spelling, that is!)
"Inconsiderate?" Yes, perhaps that's better. How about "socially stupid" or "socially retarded?"
Before someone takes offense at that, "retarded" (without the accompanying "mentally") merely means "hindered" or "stunted." 
There are many types of intelligence. English skills would be pretty useless in an open boat on a stormy sea, or lost in the fog -- give me the illiterate, experienced fisherman at the helm every time! 
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Posted: September 26 2006 at 15:29 |
NaturalScience wrote:
Jim Garten wrote:
Further to previous posts regarding spell checking systems, I thought I'd share this little nugget with you from the (relatively) early days of the computerised office:
One company I worked for had a computer system with an inbuilt spell-check facility for letter writing/note taking; this function was automatic, and led to our having to refrain from using one of our most common abbreviations - the word "customer" used to be shortened to "cust"... which the system automatically changed to a similar 4 letter word which was in its dictionary, and correct in the context of a sentence.
Although we may have agreed upon occasion with the 'corrected' word, we had to be damned careful at times  |
** spits morning coffee out **
What a story! Thanks Jim.
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 What a silly bunt! 
A cat?
No, a bat. 
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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tardis
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Posted: September 26 2006 at 15:34 |
tardis wrote:
My vote: Did you do lots of acid back in the day, sir?
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Peter Rideout wrote:
Yeah, a kid actually asked me that in the middle of a class on Romeo and Juliet. He raised his hand, I thought "wow -- I've inspired one of them to ask a question!" and he asked that. I did not "dignify it with an answer." (Of course, they all took that as a "yes.")
All of those silly questions are real, & from my HS teaching days.  |
I actually took 2 hits of acid before an English class once 
Edited by tardis - September 26 2006 at 15:35
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NecroManiac
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Posted: September 26 2006 at 15:59 |
i cannt sp3kk rihgtt!!1 n0t 3nghlis.... nEED SOMEBIDY TOO TUTOURE M3H!
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What's yer faovrite album? =^_^=
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Pnoom!
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 21:46 |
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Is this going to be on the test?
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Pnoom!
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 21:46 |
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By the way, I would rate this as my favorite poll in this section of the archives so far.
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