Scrappile Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 The spelling police have been out lately, so I thought I would mention one I noticed today. Anyone that purchased the "U.S. Military Designs" book there is a spelling error on page 46, which is the Navy Veteran emblem plaque, the word Veteran is spilled incorrectly. They spelled it VETRAN. I noticed it as I started cutting the "T"! I also suggest you read the note on page 3 about Non-Commercial Use. I have read this in other places also. RabidAlien, OCtoolguy, ChelCass and 2 others 4 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) What kills me is when we are watching just about any news channel and that banner across the bottom of the screen where the crawler is, well, I've never seen so many spelling errors in my life. Those folks who write those messages must not have ever learned how to "proof-read". But, with the schools turning out morons today, I'm really not surprised. Edited March 10, 2023 by OCtoolguy new2woodwrk, Gene Howe, RabidAlien and 1 other 4 Quote
Scrappile Posted March 9, 2023 Author Report Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) They do not proof read anymore they rely on spell checkers and not all spell checkers are good. I can reread something I typed and not see spelling errors but they are there. Mine are not really spelling errors they are fat finger errors. But yes I have not read a book written in the past ten years that did not have spelling or grammar errors. Edited March 9, 2023 by Scrappile Jim McDonald, ChelCass and OCtoolguy 3 Quote
jollyred Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 Spelling errors are quite common. Did you catch the "spilling" error in Scrappile's first post? Tom barb.j.enders, ChelCass, OCtoolguy and 1 other 1 3 Quote
meflick Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 10 hours ago, jollyred said: Spelling errors are quite common. Did you catch the "spilling" error in Scrappile's first post? Tom Shhhh I suffer more from fat fingers or my computer seems to mysteriously change things - well its more my iPad keyboard probably. I still haven't figured out if its me or it! OCtoolguy and ChelCass 1 1 Quote
Scrappile Posted March 9, 2023 Author Report Posted March 9, 2023 @jollyredDarn you, I was being so careful. Read it a couple times before posting. I missed it. I think when you click on "Submit Reply" It changes things. A joke Travis stuck it for fun. barb.j.enders, meflick, ChelCass and 1 other 4 Quote
rjweb Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 My grandson in school, they no longer have spelling, like I had growing up, now this year they are not teaching writing everything is printed from iPads and laptops, RJ barb.j.enders, ChelCass and OCtoolguy 3 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 10, 2023 Report Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, rjweb said: My grandson in school, they no longer have spelling, like I had growing up, now this year they are not teaching writing everything is printed from iPads and laptops, RJ And the teacher's unions are asking for more money and less time. ChelCass 1 Quote
Scrappile Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Posted March 10, 2023 That is what gets me. In Washington state we pay heavy property taxes.. These taxes include school levies, police and fire/medic levies, They always get voted in by the same people that whine and cry about taxes. Always get voted in. Yet, the schools get worse and worse, I do not say that about the police, and fire/medics, but i do not get to vote myself a raise every time I want something more, I do without or a workaround. I can sorta forgive the police, fire/medics, because I benefit or may benefit from what they do, but the schools they get more for getting worse. Someone prove to me that the education system is better today than in the 50's 60's 70's etc. We have gone from first in the world in education to 27th or less. They should be fired, not get more. sorry maybe political, and I know about I taalk about good education when you guy easily spell check me all the time, but ah, well, what can I say? I am working with one half a brain, you could easily call me a halfwit! ChelCass, Gene Howe and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote
Jim McDonald Posted March 10, 2023 Report Posted March 10, 2023 I hate autocorrect since it tries to interpret my thoughts. If I enter the letter "a" by itself, this phone comes up with some strange group of letters and automatically inserts them. And, that is not the only example. (Just had to reset part of this line. "That" became garbled) ChelCass, Gene Howe and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote
Scrappile Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Posted March 10, 2023 Where does spell checker come from. Is it the site, the browser? I have the worst of all. the spell checker police on here are better for me than my spell checker on my computer. OCtoolguy, Gene Howe and ChelCass 3 Quote
ChelCass Posted March 10, 2023 Report Posted March 10, 2023 10 hours ago, Scrappile said: Where does spell checker come from. Is it the site, the browser? I have the worst of all. the spell checker police on here are better for me than my spell checker on my computer. Like you Paul I have always wondered where Spell Checker came from and who's bright idea was it! I find it aggravating to have to go back and correct the Spell Checker. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
Bill WIlson Posted March 10, 2023 Report Posted March 10, 2023 Teknologie has alowed us to dum down so many aspex of life that used to be importent. It reely is a shaim. I'm not a fan of dipending on teknologie to substatoot for prawper speling and gramer. OCtoolguy, preprius, ChelCass and 2 others 5 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 10, 2023 Report Posted March 10, 2023 15 hours ago, Scrappile said: That is what gets me. In Washington state we pay heavy property taxes.. These taxes include school levies, police and fire/medic levies, They always get voted in by the same people that whine and cry about taxes. Always get voted in. Yet, the schools get worse and worse, I do not say that about the police, and fire/medics, but i do not get to vote myself a raise every time I want something more, I do without or a workaround. I can sorta forgive the police, fire/medics, because I benefit or may benefit from what they do, but the schools they get more for getting worse. Someone prove to me that the education system is better today than in the 50's 60's 70's etc. We have gone from first in the world in education to 27th or less. They should be fired, not get more. sorry maybe political, and I know about I taalk about good education when you guy easily spell check me all the time, but ah, well, what can I say? I am working with one half a brain, you could easily call me a halfwit! I can't agree more. It's criminal what the unions have done. There should never be public sector unions. That was the start of the race to the bottom. And, sadly, we are winning that race. A very large sector of our young folks are ignorant and just plain dumb. Truth! ChelCass 1 Quote
Jim McDonald Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 22 hours ago, Scrappile said: Where does spell checker come from. Is it the site, the browser? I have the worst of all. the spell checker police on here are better for me than my spell checker on my computer. Spell checkers are part of the device software. Years ago, I spent a weekend teaching a client's software medical terms so they would not be flagged. As for the spell check "police", I developed a knack for spotting strange looking words as a young journalist 50 years ago. It has been a blessing or bane ever since. Don't always catch everything, but I hate to post with preventable errors. OCtoolguy and ChelCass 1 1 Quote
Joe W. Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 I did a stink as a Public Relations Officer and once caught a goof on a flyer we were going to send out - - - Pubic Safety Office instead of Public Safety Office. Gene Howe, ChelCass, OCtoolguy and 1 other 4 Quote
Bill WIlson Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Joe W. said: I did a stink as a Public Relations Officer and once caught a goof on a flyer we were going to send out - - - Pubic Safety Office instead of Public Safety Office. No comment, just an observation. Joe W., OCtoolguy and Gene Howe 3 Quote
barb.j.enders Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 7:44 PM, Jim McDonald said: I hate autocorrect since it tries to interpret my thoughts. If I enter the letter "a" by itself, this phone comes up with some strange group of letters and automatically inserts them. And, that is not the only example. (Just had to reset part of this line. "That" became garbled) You should be able to turn that off. It is interesting to see what they suggest, sometimes! ChelCass and OCtoolguy 2 Quote
Joe W. Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bill WIlson said: 1 hour ago, Joe W. said: I did a stink as a Public Relations Officer and once caught a goof on a flyer we were going to send out - - - Pubic Safety Office instead of Public Safety Office. No comment, just an observation. See . . . it's just that easy Especially before my first cup of coffee. OCtoolguy and Gene Howe 2 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 7:05 PM, Scrappile said: Where does spell checker come from. Is it the site, the browser? I have the worst of all. the spell checker police on here are better for me than my spell checker on my computer. Sometimes it's actually in the phones settings. Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 7:48 AM, Bill WIlson said: Teknologie has alowed us to dum down so many aspex of life that used to be importent. It reely is a shaim. I'm not a fan of dipending on teknologie to substatoot for prawper speling and gramer. Well done! Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 11, 2023 Report Posted March 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Joe W. said: I did a stink as a Public Relations Officer and once caught a goof on a flyer we were going to send out - - - Pubic Safety Office instead of Public Safety Office. "Stink"? Quote
Joe W. Posted March 12, 2023 Report Posted March 12, 2023 21 hours ago, OCtoolguy said: "Stink"? See . . . it's just that easy Especially before my first cup of coffee. Gene Howe and OCtoolguy 2 Quote
Sycamore67 Posted March 12, 2023 Report Posted March 12, 2023 Hi....I am Sycamore67 and I misspell words ! OCtoolguy and Gene Howe 2 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted March 14, 2023 Report Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 1:59 PM, Sycamore67 said: Hi....I am Sycamore67 and I misspell words ! Not often! Quote
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