OT for Lia and other spellers

This morning's paper has an ad from a law office. "New location, all files
intack". Polly

Oh, that's terrible, and I'm seeing this in soooo many places now.
Misspelled signs are one of my pet peeves. With all the consultants
companies hire, you'd think they'd have someone on payroll who could
spell...LOL.

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"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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This morning's paper has an ad from a law office. "New location, all
files intack". Polly

A few years ago, my computer tech had a new advertising flyer printed up for
his business. The finished product had several spelling errors. He asked
the company if they had spell check. The answer, "Yes, we use it on big
jobs." :-(
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Donna in Idaho
Website: www.LinusIdaho.org

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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This morning's paper has an ad from a law office. "New location, all
files intack". Polly

The one that I remember is an obituary. I didn't know the man or his family
but his obit sure lingers in my mind. It listed him as a well dweller,
after reading the obit I found out he was a well driller :-0

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Bonnie
NJ
"Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message
...
A few years ago, my computer tech had a new advertising flyer printed up
for his business. The finished product had several spelling errors. He
asked the company if they had spell check. The answer, "Yes, we use it on
big jobs." :-(
--
Donna in Idaho
Website: www.LinusIdaho.org

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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This morning's paper has an ad from a law office. "New location, all
files intack". Polly

I have this in my classroom. I tell my kiddies that a computer is good
but it's no replacement for a person.

My work is dun as yew kin sea
Its jest as find as it kin bee
Their our know eras hear yew no
My spell checker tolled me sew

Linda
PATCHogue, NY



On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:46:37 -0600, "Donna in Idaho"
(remove spam) wrote:

A few years ago, my computer tech had a new advertising flyer printed up for
his business. The finished product had several spelling errors. He asked
the company if they had spell check. The answer, "Yes, we use it on big
jobs." :-(

I think that is a huge problem now days too, especially with this new "No
Child Left Behind" law. Teachers are forced to promote students to the next
grade whether they have actually made the grades to earn that promotion.
That give the kids a new manipulation tool because they can blow off school
and pass anyway. I feel sorry for the teachers who are truly dedicated to
teaching and really care about whether the students learn or not. They are
in a tough position.

In this computer age with spell checkers people have a false sense of
security about their spelling and grammar. I have always been very
meticulous about my spelling and it really irritates me to see simple words
misspelled just because people get lazy and think the spell checker will
catch it. I'm not a perfect speller by any means and it irritates me when I
find out that I have misspelled a word. One of my pet peeves though is when
people misuse Then and Than. grrrrr. Ok off my soap box. lol.

Mika
http://community.webshots.com/user/mikasdrms

"WitchyStitcher" wrote in message
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I have this in my classroom. I tell my kiddies that a computer is good
but it's no replacement for a person.

My work is dun as yew kin sea
Its jest as find as it kin bee
Their our know eras hear yew no
My spell checker tolled me sew

Linda
PATCHogue, NY



On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:46:37 -0600, "Donna in Idaho"
(remove spam) wrote:

A few years ago, my computer tech had a new advertising flyer printed up
for
his business. The finished product had several spelling errors. He asked
the company if they had spell check. The answer, "Yes, we use it on big
jobs." :-(

my pet peeves a
separate vs seperate...... eeeeeeek.
oh and to hear folks say ec cetera, not et cetera.
what do they think the etc means. : /
oh, oh and pacific for specific. omg.
bought for brought.
ok, i do write online 'tho' for though.
i'm just a bit lazy about that one.
i figure that one is an obvious abbreviation tho and really ought to be
correct.
dem for them is really irritating too or free for three.
maybe some of those are dialectic but boy they sure can be irritating.
not that i'm poifect, eh. )
jeanne
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"Mika" wrote...
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One of my pet peeves though is when people misuse Then and Than. grrrrr. Ok
off my soap box. lol.

Mika
http://community.webshots.com/user/mikasdrms

My favorite is expresso

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Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
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"Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack



"nzlstar*" wrote in message
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: my pet peeves a
: separate vs seperate...... eeeeeeek.
: oh and to hear folks say ec cetera, not et cetera.
: what do they think the etc means. : /
: oh, oh and pacific for specific. omg.
: bought for brought.
: ok, i do write online 'tho' for though.
: i'm just a bit lazy about that one.
: i figure that one is an obvious abbreviation tho and really ought to be
: correct.
: dem for them is really irritating too or free for three.
: maybe some of those are dialectic but boy they sure can be irritating.
: not that i'm poifect, eh. )
: jeanne
: --
: san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
: nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
: http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar
:
: "Mika" wrote...
: snipped
: One of my pet peeves though is when people misuse Then and Than. grrrrr.
Ok
: off my soap box. lol.
:
: Mika
: http://community.webshots.com/user/mikasdrms
:
:
:

And how about axed for asked?

Tonight on Jeopardy, one young contestant lost in the final round, for
misspelling Bejamin Franklin, because "the spelling affects the how it is
pronouced" per Alex Trebek. Too bad it cost her $10,000 to learn that
spelling counts!
--
Carey in MA

"nzlstar*" wrote in message
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my pet peeves a
separate vs seperate...... eeeeeeek.
oh and to hear folks say ec cetera, not et cetera.
what do they think the etc means. : /
oh, oh and pacific for specific. omg.
bought for brought.
ok, i do write online 'tho' for though.
i'm just a bit lazy about that one.
i figure that one is an obvious abbreviation tho and really ought to be
correct.
dem for them is really irritating too or free for three.
maybe some of those are dialectic but boy they sure can be irritating.
not that i'm poifect, eh. )
jeanne
--
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar

"Mika" wrote...
snipped
One of my pet peeves though is when people misuse Then and Than. grrrrr.
Ok
off my soap box. lol.

Mika
http://community.webshots.com/user/mikasdrms

The worst one(s) I can think of at the moment is -there/their. That
really annoys me.

I was always corrected if my grammar was wrong but DH speaks just like
his mother ( I seen that etc)
I do correct occasionally but just make sure DD and DS use my grammar.
Even occasionally correcting their Victorian pronunciation to my South
Australian version


Dee in Oz