Spell checkers

Bruce Hamilton

Feb. 5, 2006, 5:53 p.m. (Message 44147)

Richard Goss wrote:

> I once altered my spell checker to automaticly substitue the first  
> suggestion for the suspect word. Then submitted my class roster.
>
>   Cary Hart > Carry Heart,
>   Alejandra Ramos > Allegedly Remiss,
>   Eric Bartel > Epic Brothel

Lovely!  My spell-checker keeps wanting to replace "Drewry" with  
"Dreary" :-)

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Fyreladdie

Feb. 5, 2006, 9:12 p.m. (Message 44148, in reply to message 44147)

Bruce, 
A friend of mine, Nirmal is from India. His spell-check alwayys wants to 
change his name to Normal. He's always saying, "Nirmal is not Normal."

<< Lovely!  My spell-checker keeps wanting to replace "Drewry" with  
"Dreary" :-) >>

Richard Goss

Feb. 5, 2006, 10:01 p.m. (Message 44149, in reply to message 44147)

Dreary Drewry, your checker would probably be ranked as a remidial beginner.

Jim Healy

Feb. 6, 2006, 1:20 p.m. (Message 44161, in reply to message 44149)

Greetings!

I had the same problem with Dreary Drewry but compounded when the 
spellchecker changed a dem set from 'A Drewry Medley' to 'A Dreary Muddle'.

The application should have accepted "medley" leading one of the team to 
suggest this proved that computers _are_ sentient(?)

Jim Healy
Monaco

Ron Mackey

Feb. 6, 2006, 11:51 p.m. (Message 44166, in reply to message 44161)

> The application should have accepted "medley" leading one of the team to 
> suggest this proved that computers _are_ sentient(?)
> 
> Jim Healy
> Monaco

	No, Jim.  It just proves that you do not upgrade your dictionary!! 

However that correction can prove uncannily correct on some 
occasions!    :~)