Why spellcheck is a good idea

POSTED BY: gorramgroupie
UPDATED: Thursday, December 27, 2007 23:56
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GORRAMGROUPIE

Saturday, December 22, 2007 8:31 PM

This is from Craigslist, would you buy from this person? (personal info removed)

full size spiderman cunputer - $2000
asus 64 bit mother bord 512 dullcanal memery 4 slots asus vga driver 2d 3d grapfhic &video accelerator it has 4 slots for hard drivs 4 slots cd drivs 80 gig hard drive pci exp slot windows ep home it lits up in side and out side 500.00w power supply prosiser is 2.2 overclot 2.4

mother bord? dullcanal memery? And overclotting, gotta watch out for that!

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

KIRKULES

Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:03 PM

I hate to say it but that is exactly how I would come across without spellcheck. I almost posted this with out using spell check first to show my true self, but after seeing all the highlighted words I couldn't bring myself to do it.

Love your Tag, Moody Blues are awesome. Just bought tickets to see them in March.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:16 PM

Yeah, but you DID use it, and you probably didn't have the number of mistakes. And I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous, I have never been able to go to a Mooody concert!

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

FARFLY

Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:18 AM

Hmmm, seems to me that all you would get from running a spell check on that ad would be "Huh?"

BORIS

Monday, December 24, 2007 11:23 AM

I try not to use spell check here...I figure you don't have spell check in normal conversations, so just leave your grammatical/morphological/spelling errors in, it's more natural. flawed is good in un professional settings.

CITIZEN

Monday, December 24, 2007 11:31 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by boris:
I try not to use spell check here...I figure you don't have spell check in normal conversations, so just leave your grammatical/morphological/spelling errors in, it's more natural. flawed is good in un professional settings.

You also don't have spelling in normal conversation, being spoken an' all. You can still slip in more natural communication forms like contractions (and "an' all"

) while using spell checking software. You don't have to replace all highlighted words, just the ones that should be spelled correctly. Not using a spell checker can lead to an unreadable mess at times, there's no natural communication, if there's no communication.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:18 PM

The main thing that struck me was the fact that this is a computer he's trying to sell, a sophisticated piece of electronics, and yet he desribes it in hillbilly style. I have no confidence that this pc even works.

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

FARFLY

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:31 PM

This has probably been posted before but.....

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Even if this is true, it doesn't make that ad any easier to read..

MONGO

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:44 PM

yes but you have the right letters in their. old boy with the computer didn't

CRUITHNE3753

Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:50 PM

Also, "Spicy Noggin" is a much more amusing name than "Soichi Noguchi".

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