tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post2996386034046549991..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Over-reliance on spellcheckBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-89968952767051260702016-02-11T18:29:38.753-05:002016-02-11T18:29:38.753-05:00This sign, however is real:
https://twitter.com/de...This sign, however is real:<br />https://twitter.com/deb_mac/status/487233790247305218Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-85055465984551234562016-02-11T18:27:47.374-05:002016-02-11T18:27:47.374-05:00I know that eye shop chain. This is their branch s...I know that eye shop chain. This is their branch store in Clevedon -- you can look up images on Google maps for comparison.<br /><br />The chain head office claims that this misspelling was never on their signs:<br />http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/26/vision-express-denies-offering-free-rectal-photography-with-every-eye-test-5463418/Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-30191035990168099672016-02-11T15:19:15.544-05:002016-02-11T15:19:15.544-05:00I once read a report written by a young fellow emp...I once read a report written by a young fellow employee in which he complained about someone "flagelating in public."<br />After I sought enlightenment I discovered he was referring flatulance.<br /><br />I once approached a teacher regarding a child's egregious spelling and indecipherable handwriting.<br />I was informed "We don't worry about spelling and handwriting. That is what word processors and spell check are for."<br /><br />Most people have no idea of the power of a high school English teacher on the formation of the human mind.<br /> Sigh.waepnedmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114411043832799988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-90590163576295521042016-02-10T16:22:42.417-05:002016-02-10T16:22:42.417-05:00Would have won the internet if the eye had been br...Would have won the internet if the eye had been brown instead of green. <br /><br /><br />'Old brown eye' indeedR.K. Brumbelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223121916888403133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-75171911025678184112016-02-10T13:23:13.843-05:002016-02-10T13:23:13.843-05:00The spell checker is not a mind-reader. It will pr...The spell checker is not a mind-reader. It will provide a list of words similar to what you actually wrote, usually in alphabetical order, and none of which are guaranteed to be the word you actually meant.<br /><br />So you get mistakes like this. "Rectal" comes alphabetically before "retinal" (and also before "reputation", "rental", "refute", and "refusal"), so it's likely whoever typed it out chose the correctly-spelled word provided at the top of the spell checker's list of suggestions.<br /><br />Just because it's a common mistake doesn't mean it's not funny as hell, though.Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378629103793458871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-648352448884909692016-02-10T13:10:57.536-05:002016-02-10T13:10:57.536-05:00Who said it's not correct? :D
I assume it is ...Who said it's not correct? :D<br /><br />I assume it is Comrade, "The Food Market" is across the street.Ratushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546867391478669489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-55291148079036744412016-02-10T11:25:14.269-05:002016-02-10T11:25:14.269-05:00Was that in an English-speaking nation?Was that in an English-speaking nation?Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-76453932204519972842016-02-10T11:18:03.106-05:002016-02-10T11:18:03.106-05:00Consider it the other way around. If the spelling ...Consider it the other way around. If the spelling is right, that person should be seeing some sort of professional. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.com