Comments on: Nice Try, Spell Checker

By: Laboratorytalk Blog » Blog Archive » Computer says ‘know’

Laboratorytalk Blog » Blog Archive » Computer says ‘know’ — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:10:43 +0000

[...] simple: turn the damned thing off and learn to spell for yourself. But I did have to laugh at the example of Lotus Notes spell checker, which helpfully said “Not in dictionary: 16th. Suggest: [...]

By: alan

alan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:54:40 +0000

lol, that’s hilarious. Lucky for me I guess my Open Office spell checker doesn’t work half the time!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:56:43 +0000

Walter — Or at least add numbers to the dictionary!

LaTonya — Always! It can’t be trusted.

emo — No kidding.

By: emo

emo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:47:45 +0000

LOL. That’s a real crazy one. There really is areason why some people go crazy when they sit on front of a computer.
.-= emo´s last blog ..Medical makeup =-.

By: LaTonya

LaTonya — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:27:41 +0000

Crap! Now I have to second guess the spell check too!
.-= LaTonya´s last blog ..Post-it =-.

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:04:05 +0000

That was a ridiculous spell check suggestion. I suggest that those experts who developed it to get a life.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:30:29 +0000

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.

By: Jenn Thorson

Jenn Thorson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:07:16 +0000

Ah, spellcheck, some days you are the opposite of help… (shakes head)
.-= Jenn Thorson´s last blog ..Wonder Woman and the Lingerie of Doom =-.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:54:54 +0000

Well, I have a vendetta against spell check anywhere, but this definitely takes the cake.
.-= Kim´s last blog ..Should I Be Bored? =-.

By: daughterbonnie

daughterbonnie — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:19:30 +0000

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.

By: jeremae

jeremae — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:29:57 +0000

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
.-= jeremae´s last blog ..Glass Vessel Sinks =-.

By: BK

BK — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:16:52 +0000

Software with an attitude problem; obviously wanting to let us know that it knows better.
.-= BK´s last blog ..How I Got Into the Wardrobe? =-.

By: koe

koe — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:36:17 +0000

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. . .
.-= koe´s last blog ..love =-.

By: grannyann

grannyann — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:32:07 +0000

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????
.-= grannyann´s last blog ..The Art of Halloween =-.

By: Tarheel Rambler

Tarheel Rambler — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:11:15 +0000

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!
.-= Tarheel Rambler´s last blog ..The Truth About Miracles =-.