Nice Try, Spell Checker
Bizarre, work October 8th, 2009Don’t we have enough to worry about with the people in our lives thinking they know what’s better for us?
Now software wants to get into the act?
My sister Marlene emailed this to me today. It’s a screen snapshot of a co-worker’s Lotus Notes program.
The screen shot came attached with a note: “Things just aren’t making a whole lot of sense today.”
No kidding.
What’s the matter, brainless program whose opinion wasn’t asked for? Not feelin’ the 16th vibe?
Kinda like ordering surf ‘n turf and getting a salad.
Thanks. But no.
Stumble it!
October 8th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Same sentiments!! I never use spell checkers. I am highly suspicious of the education of the data entrants, because if the word I’m using is too “archaic” to even BE in the spell check, then the word isn’t even correct! They still can’t get “children’s” right. HAHA!
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October 8th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
OMG!!! Is this for REAL? I am the first commenter! Yay me!
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October 8th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I think that it denies the 16th because that’s the day the software’s boyfriend broke up with it.
October 8th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Seriously?! Perhaps the spellchecker thinks the 16th is some kind of holiday and therefore shouldn’t be used.
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October 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
oohh, that could get you in a lot of trouble! {:-D
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October 8th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Isn’t that just too unique? Software with attitude. I just love it when something on my computer tries to tell me what to do. Or what to say. Or not say.
Dumbass stupid software.
(PS: Of course, I’m not talking about my own computer, here…..please, please, please don’t crash/shut down/stop responding to me….I loooove you!)
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October 8th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
The 16th century was a LOT less interesting than the 14th. Who can resist plague, crusades and witch hunts?
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October 8th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Hahaha! That is SUPER funny!
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October 8th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I wonder what’s so special about the 14th.
I find I’m teaching my spell check (checks as I type) how to spell all the time! In particular, not to spell the American way.
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October 8th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Yes, I’m reading your blog. No, my paper is not done. I’m on page 3 with 50 minutes to go. Piece of cake.
Seriously, if I were my kid, I’d ground me. Back to the salt mines…
October 8th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Oh that is peculiar – what was it thinking?
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October 8th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
That would explain my brother’s innate fear of Friday the 14th.
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October 9th, 2009 at 2:37 am
That’s awesome! Software with a bitchy attitude.
Not to be sexist but is Lotus Notes a chick?
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October 9th, 2009 at 4:45 am
All I have to say is thank goodness it did not suggest the 13th. That would be creepy!
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October 9th, 2009 at 4:57 am
I absolutely positively NEVER depend on spell check; it’s dangerous. After all, it only checks to see if you spelled something correctly. If I can’t find someone else to proof it, I’ll check it myself umpteen times. Had a superintendent of schools once whose secretary depended on spell check; can you guess what you get when you leave the “l” out of public? Yep, a completely different yet correctly spelled word…whoops! (fun post
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October 9th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Rebecca — Yeah, I’m annoyed more and more about what’s not in the dictionary already. Some rejections are just silly. As you said, children’s should be listed. (Incidentally, Firefox thinks that’s wrong too). And congrats on being this post’s first commenter!
Regan — Could be. “She” must still be in mourning.
Pricilla — I was going to suggest that it just didn’t like even numbers, but then it went and picked 14. So that blows that theory.
storybeader — Yeah, like showing up two days late for a meeting. “Uh. Lotus Notes didn’t want me to come until now.” I’m sure everyone would understand.
kathryn — I’ve called more than one software title a dumbass, but you’re right. You gotta play nice or it could turn on you. I never say bad things about Wordpress because it could wake up one day and beat my blog to death with a tire iron. I’m scared.
The Mother — Well, then. We should thank Lotus Notes. I’m glad it’s looking out for us. I think.
nettagyrl — I thought so too. Kept looking at it and snickering.
Babs Beetle — Oh, I forgot! You wouldn’t want that, now would you? I say ditch your American dictionary. I like how you spell better anyway. When I type humour, colour and characterise, Firefox complains a lot.
Heather — I got up this morning, made my coffee, thought how tired I was and said to myself “At least I’m not Heather with a paper due by midnight. Wonder if she finished.” Good Lord, woman, you like living on the edge, don’t you?
Grace — Something else Anything but the 16th, apparently.
Knucklehead — Are you serious? That’s funny.
cardiogirl — Hilarious! Yeah, who needs attitude from software? It’s like Hal in 2001 A Space Odyssey. “Open the pod bay doors, HAL. I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Geesh. Lotus Notes is a chick who was wronged and is taking it out on everyone she meets.
Daisy the Curly Cat — It would! And if it did, I’d be asking for another email program to use, PRONTO!
Jen — Google is coming out with something called Wave, that will check for spelling in context, which is sorely needed. Too many people rely on spell check. Oh, and I showed someone how to avoid the public/pubic thing once. I added “pubic” to a list of words that whenever the user typed it, it would automatically get changed to “public.” This was safe to do, because there was never any reason she’d type the former word in her job.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:48 am
Though I’m sometimes thankful for the spell checker in Word – it can sure be a nuisance. You are right, we are pawns!
October 9th, 2009 at 6:32 am
I hate Lotus programs! I used to work for IBM and they suck immensely! ^-^ Spell check is the best though!
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October 9th, 2009 at 6:35 am
LOL..Now we know about those programmers…I would of thought it would have been no 13th.:-) Now I’ll have to check the dictionary,lol
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October 9th, 2009 at 7:25 am
How do you think I got “BabaBooey?” I typed “baba” once and spell check gave me “booey.”
Really!
(no…but, it could happen!!)
October 9th, 2009 at 7:50 am
That’s a little creepy, your computer dictating to you. Didn’t Stephen King write a book about this about 20 years ago?
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October 9th, 2009 at 8:16 am
I have very little use for spell check–it seems like I spend more time fighting its annoying tendencies than getting useful information from it. Plus, as some other commenters noted, you can’t always trust it. I’ve seen some pretty embarrassing typos result from too much reliance on spell check.
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October 9th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Hard to figure out what that machine was “thinking”!
Spellcheck is handy for catching my typos, since I never learned to type correctly, and my 4 fingers and a thumb style often gets an extra letter in there.
My husband is notorious for his homonym misuse, for which spellcheck is no good, of course.
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October 9th, 2009 at 9:01 am
I’m with Babs on the American spelling thing. I’m always ignoring the spellcheck on those. A friend of mine publishes the local newspaper, and I’m always giving him a bad time about his editor relying on the spellcheck too often. Came across the term “rouge vampires” recently in the paper. Hmn.. But the number thing? That’s just plain bizarre. Maybe its 16th birthday was like mine (everyone ate the cake while I was at band practice. Long, sad tale of woe), and it wants to block it out of its subconscious?
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October 9th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Oh, please correct me on yet something else, spell-checker! Like my self-esteem needs this kind of grief!
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October 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
It’s trying to solve the myster of time travel
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October 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Wow that is a CLASSIC!
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October 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Google likes to spell check me also when I type what I want to search for and the they find it for me, but up top they ask “Did you mean whatever word it thinks I should have spelled differently” gets on my nerves because I know better than them what I was searching for.
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October 9th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Any chance she coulda been wrong? You know how smart them ‘puters are. Hee-hee!
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October 9th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I thought I had chosen an English dictionary but I will check again, though I have no idea where the dictionary is located on my Mac
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October 9th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Oh c’mon it’s obvious… the software programmer was on his 14th shot of tequila, took a drunken mental vacation, and all you got was a broken spell checker!
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October 9th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I argue with Spellcheck frequently, Firefox not so much. The spell check grammar is even worse. I hit “ignore” and “Add to dictionary” on more times than should probably be allowed.
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October 9th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Well at least I’m not the only one that technology took a turn on this week. My outlook told me the other day that “proceed” was wrong. Had me doubting my smarts.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Spellchecker is so annoying, I live in N.Z and it always gives me american spellings. I have adjusted the settings to NZ dictionary but still favourite gets changed to favorite.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
that is just too funny. Now if only I could get the banks to use a spell check that says that a $100 deposit should be a $200 deposit
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October 9th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
What’s the problem with 16th? Would they prefer 16st or 16nd?
October 9th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Bwa-HAHAHAHA!!!
Stupid Lotus Notes.
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October 9th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
That’s why our Mom doesn’t like spell check (or spell chick!)
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October 9th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Data Entry Services — I’m thankful for it in email, since that’s where I spell the worst. Typing too fast!
Elisha — I never worked with Lotus Notes. I know so few people who do. Must be a corporate things.
AuntiE — That would have been funny. A superstitious email program!
BabaBooey — You had me going there. But I’m tired, so I get a pass.
Buggys — If he didn’t, he probably will. Hell, computers are going to rule our lives eventually. Oh, wait. I think the already do.
absepa — Line up for that Google Wave thing. It’ll help you not only spell correctly, but it’ll check for spelling in the context of what you’re writing. It’ll save us all.
Linda — And it’s not only thinking, it’s probably mocking what I wear to work every day. I used to work in an accounting department, and for some reason, that word always came out as “accoconut.” Why?
Allegria — I feel bad now for all the non-American spelling people here. I feel lucky to have at least a checker that knows how I want to write. I’m so sorry everyone at your birthday cake. That’s inexcusable and I want to know more of the story. Here, have a tissue.
CatLadyLarew — Seriously.
Erica — That’s a good a reason as any. Maybe it wanted to relive one of the best days of its life?
Jude — I gotta tell you, that search feature saves me ten times a day. But that’s because I’m a lazy speller these days.
earthtoholly — Never! I hope humans keep ruling the planet as long as I’m alive. Remember Hal from Space Odyssey.
Babs Beetle — Ask The Google. The Google will know. Oh, wait. Try this.
redkathy — I love your creative explanation. It’s always alcohol, isn’t it?
Jen — I keep forgetting about “Add to dictionary” or I’m just lazy.
April — Bastard!
Deb — I actually prefer you spelling of words like favourite. And humour. Sorry you have to always fight with it.
ann — Oh, no. Let’s make it $100,000.
Bryan – Really.
Nanny Goats — And that’s probably why we don’t use it. It’s probably on someone’s software analysis spreadsheet labeled “This is dumb.”
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids — Tee hee! Can you imagine, though, if there was no spell check at all? We’d totally butcher the language since no one would even try to fix themselves.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
The first mistake was using Lotus Notes.
One of my pet peeves is people who don’t use spell check when it’s available to them. I even correct spelling errors when people leave comments on my blog. I just can’t NOT do it!
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October 9th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
You know, almost daily I see something that is about as stupid as that. Do you think it is the digital age/computers/tv that has done that to us????
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October 9th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Kathy – that is hilarious – have you ever seen the poem ‘jabberwocky’ after it has been through a spell-check program? It’s a classic both before and after. . .
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October 10th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Software with an attitude problem; obviously wanting to let us know that it knows better.
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October 10th, 2009 at 12:29 am
I’m a horrible speller…
that’s why I depended on Firefox so much…
but this just made me LOL…
16th is not added to the program’s brain yet..
that’s why.. lol
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October 10th, 2009 at 6:19 am
My program auto-corrects to the word most used within a catagory from each major document. If I wrote a memo about a meeting on the 12th, then type up a letter for a party on the 16th, my program will suggest the 12th just in case my mind forgot what date I was writing about. What bugs me? No matter how many times I add my name “kati” to the dictionary, I also have to confirm my name as correct.
October 10th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Well, I have a vendetta against spell check anywhere, but this definitely takes the cake.
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October 12th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Ah, spellcheck, some days you are the opposite of help… (shakes head)
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October 12th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Lee — The last time I looked at Lotus Notes was probably 8 years ago. I didn’t know people still used it. Oh, no! If you have to correct me on a comment to your blog, please don’t tell me you had to. I’d be mortified.
grannyann — Yes, all of the above.
koe — No, but thanks for mentioning it. Had to look it up.
BK — And yet all we need to do to it is pull the plug.
jeremae – Yea, I was thinkin’ of that. But why should we have to add every number combination to the stupid spell checker?
daughterbonnie — I know it’s just trying to be helpful, but lay off us. Sometimes we actually know what we’re doing, eh?
Kim — Love/hate relationship, that’s what it is.
Jenn Thorson — It’s like having a 4-year-old help you make dinner.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
That was a ridiculous spell check suggestion. I suggest that those experts who developed it to get a life.
October 13th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Crap! Now I have to second guess the spell check too!
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October 13th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
LOL. That’s a real crazy one. There really is areason why some people go crazy when they sit on front of a computer.
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October 14th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Walter — Or at least add numbers to the dictionary!
LaTonya — Always! It can’t be trusted.
emo — No kidding.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
lol, that’s hilarious. Lucky for me I guess my Open Office spell checker doesn’t work half the time!
November 25th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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