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Title: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: OZ on April 24, 2012, 05:05:57 PM
I think this gives us a good example of why spellcheck will not find all of your errors. Warning, some language may not be safe for work.   
http://thegrammarnazi.tumblr.com/post/147369004/the-the-impotence-of-proofreading-by-taylor-mali (http://thegrammarnazi.tumblr.com/post/147369004/the-the-impotence-of-proofreading-by-taylor-mali)
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: asetti on April 24, 2012, 08:13:11 PM
Two words: form and from
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: Just Al on April 24, 2012, 09:19:51 PM
Fir, For and Fur. Word (at least) won't complain if you substitute one for either of the others.
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: cenwolfgirl on April 26, 2012, 03:17:05 PM
because if your dislexic like me it wont always recognise the word you want to spell  and give you ones with very different meanings when you spell check
(this is why i try and get some one to look though any thing that needs spell checking just to be shore)
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: The Deposed King on April 27, 2012, 01:51:33 AM
Quote from: OZ on April 24, 2012, 05:05:57 PM
I think this gives us a good example of why spellcheck will not find all of your errors. Warning, some language may not be safe for work.   
http://thegrammarnazi.tumblr.com/post/147369004/the-the-impotence-of-proofreading-by-taylor-mali (http://thegrammarnazi.tumblr.com/post/147369004/the-the-impotence-of-proofreading-by-taylor-mali)

Guy went a little over board there in the end of his rant.


The Deposed King
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: cenwolfgirl on April 27, 2012, 03:58:42 PM
Quote from: The Deposed King on April 27, 2012, 01:51:33 AM
Guy went a little over board there in the end of his rant.


The Deposed King
um are not all rants going over the top to one degree or another?
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: Madd on April 28, 2012, 05:27:06 AM
Quote from: cenwolfgirl on April 27, 2012, 03:58:42 PM
um are not all rants going over the top to one degree or another?

There is a difference between a good rant (which does indeed go over the top) and excessive use of 4-letter swear words.  At the very least its unimaginative.

...unless you have just stubbed your toe.  Then all bets are off.

EDIT:  Watched the video, in this case over the top doesn't mean "swears a lot" and instead means "1-1.5min too long."
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: cenwolfgirl on April 28, 2012, 05:56:07 AM
right yeah four letter swears i sopose as a person that dose not know nore duses the ones she dose no untill it is exstreamly valid (being forced to do a dround rat impresion when its freezing cold and there are gail force winds for example)
but 11.5 mins too long lol
(i havent actualy seen it i just read the posts and think i get the picture of whats going on)
Title: Re: Why spellcheck is not enough.
Post by: OZ on April 28, 2012, 02:39:07 PM
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Guy went a little over board there in the end of his rant.

I agree. That's why I put the warning. I thought the beginning was funnier.