There is no substitute for a knowledge of the language and its grammar. Everyday, even in major newspapers, I see "affect" for "effect"; "there" for "their" and similar malopropisms. Spell checkers are blind to this sort of misuse. Use the "preview" option and read your post carefully. Look at the letters in the words, don't just listen to the sounds. Reliance on spell checking software breeds carelessness and inattention to the actual text.
In this post how many of you can confidently say whether "malopropism" is correctly spelled or not? What about "misuse?" Shouldn't it be "missuse"
It is like relying on a calculator. Pretty soon you can't even tell how many years older you are than your youngest relative without a keypad!
Regards,
Old Sigma
PS for CE Technical Support: The navigation options (1 2 Next, etc) for a long thread need to appear at the top of the thread as well as at the bottom.
posted by: Protect the Rock February 9, 2007 8:05 pm
Old Sigma,
I agree there is no substitute for knowing the language.
But many of us have that part of our brain used up with holding seventeen PIN numbers, eleven passwords for various email and bank accounts as well as cell phone, home and business phone numbers, social security numbers, addresses, and our gym locker combination.
Leaning on a bit of technology to check spelling and grammar is not the end of civilization. It helps more than it hurts, in my opinion.
Plus, some of the stuff that slips by is downright funny!
Submitted by Protect the Rock on Fri, 02/09/2007 - 8:05pm.
posted by: fishman
February 9, 2007
12:08 pm
I have recently started using firefox 2.0 with built in spell checker
posted by: Protect the Rock
February 9, 2007
12:40 pm
One method is to keep open a window with a word processing program, like MS Word, and cut and paste.
posted by: pouliot
February 9, 2007
5:44 pm
There is no substitute for a knowledge of the language and its grammar. Everyday, even in major newspapers, I see "affect" for "effect"; "there" for "their" and similar malopropisms. Spell checkers are blind to this sort of misuse. Use the "preview" option and read your post carefully. Look at the letters in the words, don't just listen to the sounds. Reliance on spell checking software breeds carelessness and inattention to the actual text.
In this post how many of you can confidently say whether "malopropism" is correctly spelled or not? What about "misuse?" Shouldn't it be "missuse"
It is like relying on a calculator. Pretty soon you can't even tell how many years older you are than your youngest relative without a keypad!
PS for CE Technical Support: The navigation options (1 2 Next, etc) for a long thread need to appear at the top of the thread as well as at the bottom.
posted by: Protect the Rock
February 9, 2007
8:05 pm
Old Sigma,
I agree there is no substitute for knowing the language.
But many of us have that part of our brain used up with holding seventeen PIN numbers, eleven passwords for various email and bank accounts as well as cell phone, home and business phone numbers, social security numbers, addresses, and our gym locker combination.
Leaning on a bit of technology to check spelling and grammar is not the end of civilization. It helps more than it hurts, in my opinion.
Plus, some of the stuff that slips by is downright funny!
posted by: mkochan
February 11, 2007
7:25 pm
I usually open up a word document, write my post in it and copy it over.
posted by: wljewell
March 10, 2007
3:39 pm
God loves you .
I just hold the Holy Spirit responsible for my spelling and grammar.
Works for me.
Good, too, because He has a better sense of humor than I do.
Remember, I love you, too
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ,
Pristinus Sapienter
(wljewell @catholicexchange.com or ... yahoo.com)
posted by: grumpybumpas
June 28, 2007
7:00 am
(New kid on the block,just waiving a hand.)
Some people do not like poor sellars and some people do not like bald men.
posted by: pouliot
June 28, 2007
6:12 pm
To: GrumpyBumpas
And some people don't like orthographic puzzles.