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Sherwin Dubren 09-02-2004 07:54 AM

Spelling issues
 
Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.

Anne 09-02-2004 04:42 PM

Spelling issues
 
I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.



[email protected] 09-02-2004 06:32 PM

Spelling issues
 
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 15:36:15 GMT, "Anne"
wrote:

I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.


Not so. There are excellent news readers that have spell
checkers. I use one of them - Agent by name. There are
several others.

These are dedicated news readers, programs specifically for
use in reading Usenet news. Some have email capability as
well.

Pat

shazzbat 09-02-2004 06:42 PM

Spelling issues
 

"Anne" wrote in message
news:PNNVb.254049$I06.2771901@attbi_s01...
I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I

expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for

the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.

Outlook express does. Tools/options/spelling tab. Tick (check) "always check
spelling before sending" box.

Even I can do it. :-))

Steve



Steve 09-02-2004 06:45 PM

Spelling issues
 
I use Netscape 7.1 and it uses the same spell checker for e-mail and
newsgroup posts. That's why my spelling is always poifect. ;-)

Steve

Anne wrote:
I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.




Steve Calvin 09-02-2004 07:12 PM

Spelling issues
 
Steve wrote:
I use Netscape 7.1 and it uses the same spell checker for e-mail and
newsgroup posts. That's why my spelling is always poifect. ;-)

Steve

Anne wrote:

I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I
expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order
for the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.



Actually most browsers have a spell checker built in. But really, who
cares? If you can figure out what the person means in a world wide forum
then that should be good enough.


Mac 10-02-2004 07:06 AM

Spelling issues
 
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:26:26 +0000, Sherwin Dubren wrote:

Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.



If you care so much, might I suggest that you have a care about where your
lines break? I would rather read a dozen mis-spellings than read one post
with lines broken the way yours are, above.

Thanks. Just trying to promote a better experience for everyone.

--Mac


Sherwin Dubren 10-02-2004 07:32 AM

Spelling issues
 
Hi Mac,
Actually, that bothers me too. When I compose the messages in
Netscape
7.1, they are all lined up. When they appear on the forum, they get
chopped up. If anyone knows how I can correct this, I'm all ears.

Sherwin D.

Mac wrote:

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:26:26 +0000, Sherwin Dubren wrote:

Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.


If you care so much, might I suggest that you have a care about where your
lines break? I would rather read a dozen mis-spellings than read one post
with lines broken the way yours are, above.

Thanks. Just trying to promote a better experience for everyone.

--Mac


Frogleg 10-02-2004 01:05 PM

Spelling issues
 
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 13:05:32 -0500, Steve Calvin
wrote:

Actually most browsers have a spell checker built in. But really, who
cares? If you can figure out what the person means in a world wide forum
then that should be good enough.


This is my *least* favorite argument for poor communication. We could
conceivably manage, probably not in print, with pointing and grunting.
OTOH, I regard newsgroup posts as "casual," not requiring rigorous
analysis before sending. Neither my typing nor my spelling is
error-free, and I don't expect everyone else's to be. If I were
composing a letter to editor of a newspaper, I would be *very* careful
about spelling, grammar, structure, etc. I would proofread,
spell-check, re-arrange, and otherwise edit my first draft. Not so
casual msgs to friends or newsgroup posts, although I try to make them
readable.

It's true that most errors can be "figured out," but it's a lot easier
to "figure" when someone doesn't write 'putat' for 'potato.'

People value language use differently. Our words appearing in public
*do* represent us. I don't know about others, but when I see "how do
gro pees," I'm less than inspired answer. I began a long
correspondence with a novelist when he asked me, in an entirely
different context, why so much of online communication was misspelled,
ungramatical, unpunctuated, and generally sub-standard. Simply because
I appeared literate, I gleaned a long and interesting correspondence,
a fancy lunch at Brown's Hotel in London with a best-selling Brit
novelist, and a number of signed, 1st edition popular novels. You
never know...

jack 10-02-2004 04:22 PM

Spelling issues
 
On 2/9/2004 12:26 AM, Sherwin Dubren wrote:
Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.


Well, eye used spell check on this and I think its fare to say awl
is well. Bare in mind, eye think know spell checker corrects every
mistake. Many words have duel spellings and or meanings and some
times its hard to illicit what won is trying to say. Relying on
spell checker could bee you're wurst vise. Sleigh the temptation of
laziness. Spell checker may seam a good thing, butt sum day it mite
make a fool of ewe.

--jack


jack 10-02-2004 04:22 PM

Spelling issues
 
On 2/9/2004 12:26 AM, Sherwin Dubren wrote:
Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.


Well, eye used spell check on this and I think its fare to say awl
is well. Bare in mind, eye think know spell checker corrects every
mistake. Many words have duel spellings and or meanings and some
times its hard to illicit what won is trying to say. Relying on
spell checker could bee you're wurst vise. Sleigh the temptation of
laziness. Spell checker may seam a good thing, butt sum day it mite
make a fool of ewe.

--jack


jack 10-02-2004 04:27 PM

Spelling issues
 
On 2/10/2004 12:24 AM, Sherwin Dubren wrote:
Hi Mac,
Actually, that bothers me too. When I compose the messages in
Netscape
7.1, they are all lined up. When they appear on the forum, they get
chopped up. If anyone knows how I can correct this, I'm all ears.

Sherwin D.

Mac wrote:

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:26:26 +0000, Sherwin Dubren wrote:

Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.


Edit preference mail & newsgroups composition wrap plain text at
*68* characters.

--jack


If you care so much, might I suggest that you have a care about where your
lines break? I would rather read a dozen mis-spellings than read one post
with lines broken the way yours are, above.

Thanks. Just trying to promote a better experience for everyone.

--Mac




jack 10-02-2004 04:27 PM

Spelling issues
 
On 2/10/2004 12:24 AM, Sherwin Dubren wrote:
Hi Mac,
Actually, that bothers me too. When I compose the messages in
Netscape
7.1, they are all lined up. When they appear on the forum, they get
chopped up. If anyone knows how I can correct this, I'm all ears.

Sherwin D.

Mac wrote:

On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:26:26 +0000, Sherwin Dubren wrote:

Hi,
I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people
have
lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what
the
intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many
spelling
mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly
identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even
aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real
quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying
to
split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look
more professional.

Sherwin D.


Edit preference mail & newsgroups composition wrap plain text at
*68* characters.

--jack


If you care so much, might I suggest that you have a care about where your
lines break? I would rather read a dozen mis-spellings than read one post
with lines broken the way yours are, above.

Thanks. Just trying to promote a better experience for everyone.

--Mac




Dave Allyn 10-02-2004 04:37 PM

Spelling issues
 
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 15:36:15 GMT, "Anne" wrote:

I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.


Forte Agent has a spell checker built in.

Of course, I ususally forget to use it.... :)



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Dave Allyn 10-02-2004 04:37 PM

Spelling issues
 
On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 15:36:15 GMT, "Anne" wrote:

I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I expect
yours doesn't either.
This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for the
spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.


Forte Agent has a spell checker built in.

Of course, I ususally forget to use it.... :)



email: dallyn_spam at yahoo dot com
please respond in this NG so others
can share your wisdom as well!


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