tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post2223512772841101870..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Spelling BeeBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-70968804052639535662007-10-04T16:12:00.000-04:002007-10-04T16:12:00.000-04:00angela:What is it about our fingers on the keyboar...angela:<BR/>What is it about our fingers on the keyboard? <BR/>I'm okay spelling Beth but I don't usually use Elisabeth so screw that up when I do. (Just did and corrected it.)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-78893139351998483632007-10-04T15:55:00.000-04:002007-10-04T15:55:00.000-04:00Oh, and the word I misspell most often? My name. ...Oh, and the word I misspell most often? My name. agnela. Or aNg.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609676792430545424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-50179018037313934062007-10-04T15:54:00.000-04:002007-10-04T15:54:00.000-04:00I'm a horrible speller even before I start typing....I'm a horrible speller even before I start typing. Damn that whole language theory! Damn. Damn. Damn.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609676792430545424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-43764628025648253662007-10-02T07:26:00.000-04:002007-10-02T07:26:00.000-04:00attila:Only those two words?I've "definately" got ...attila:<BR/>Only those two words?<BR/>I've <I>"definately"</I> got more than two problem words...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-54441484386453731212007-10-02T02:29:00.000-04:002007-10-02T02:29:00.000-04:00arrrgghhh.I can never spell resteraunt or beurocra...arrrgghhh.<BR/><BR/>I can never spell resteraunt or beurocracy correctly.<BR/><BR/>It just kills me!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-22775784957994761642007-10-01T07:37:00.000-04:002007-10-01T07:37:00.000-04:00diesel:Thanks for the tip but I can't right click ...diesel:<BR/>Thanks for the tip but I can't right click on anything. I use a Mac - no right click capabilities on my mouse. There's probably a way to do it with a Mac - I just don't know what it is.<BR/><BR/>joeprah:<BR/>Very weird. I do that occasionally, not all the time!<BR/>(thanks for visiting)<BR/><BR/>dorky dad:<BR/>Ignore grammar check! I do. (Can you tell?) In fact, I've worked it so Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-9345560094361083112007-10-01T00:46:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:46:00.000-04:00I hate those squiggly red lines. They make me feel...I hate those squiggly red lines. They make me feel so STUPID. Not as stupid as grammar check. But stupid nevertheless. <BR/><BR/>I actually get into arguments with grammar check.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-53488830386266540892007-10-01T00:34:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:34:00.000-04:00I mispell words in a different and strange way tha...I mispell words in a different and strange way that Word can not understand or point out. You see a spell a word correctly like "know" where I am supposed to use "no." I do it with all the "they're's," "hears," and basically anything you can think of that has another word that sounds just like the one I am thinking, I just type the other one...weird rite?Joeprahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249876940389431970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-3276511885421937352007-10-01T00:30:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:30:00.000-04:00In Firefox, you can right-click on the misspelled ...In Firefox, you can right-click on the misspelled word and it will offer suggestions. Probably IE as well. Not as nice as having it correct the word for you, but sometimes Word's "corrections" are a bit misguided.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-16366833994718315862007-09-30T09:55:00.000-04:002007-09-30T09:55:00.000-04:00oreneta:Well, I'm doomed whether I think about it ...oreneta:<BR/>Well, I'm doomed whether I think about it or not. Very frustrating.<BR/>Thanks for yet another confession!<BR/><BR/>psychgrad:<BR/>You're apparently in worse trouble than I am since Spell Check won't catch those "typos."<BR/><BR/>beerspitnight:<BR/>I have two dictionaries sitting here on my desk. And a thesaurus. Couldn't manage without them!<BR/>(thanks for visiting)<BR/><BR/>jr:Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-74248034353529869622007-09-30T08:59:00.000-04:002007-09-30T08:59:00.000-04:00The most commonly misspelled word is "separate." ...The most commonly misspelled word is "separate." There's "a rat" in the word "separate." At least that's how I get my students to remember it.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-50258515607173087812007-09-30T08:05:00.000-04:002007-09-30T08:05:00.000-04:00I'm an English teacher, I can;t spell, and I know ...I'm an English teacher, I can;t spell, and I know that I can't spell. But I still become depressed when Spell Check has no idea what the word is that I am attempting to spell. Which leads us to the time tested and equally hated through the generations; look it up in the dictionary. <BR/>Ah yes, how I still hate to do that even as I yell it out in my classroom each and every day.Beerspitnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844130040936872471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-54355721883042638652007-09-29T18:16:00.000-04:002007-09-29T18:16:00.000-04:00I'm always amazed at how my fingers have a mind of...I'm always amazed at how my fingers have a mind of their own. I'll use the first letter of the word I was intending and then end up typing some completely other random word. In this paragraph alone, I had to change "home" to "have" and "work" to "word".PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160883537054763513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-6475683537568111102007-09-29T16:32:00.000-04:002007-09-29T16:32:00.000-04:00I consistently mix up my name, dagumit...from form...I consistently mix up my name, dagumit...from form...all the time. Trying to think what else.<BR/><BR/>I made about a million typos while doing that sentence. *whew* I cannot think about typing while I type or I am doomed.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-65197233612915248072007-09-29T15:24:00.000-04:002007-09-29T15:24:00.000-04:00beth:It's scary how easy it was for me to read you...beth:<BR/>It's scary how easy it was for me to read your comment. Looks so familiar - especially the ahve!<BR/><BR/>eileen:<BR/>Looks like I hit a nerve with a number of people. Makes me feel better too.<BR/>Cehers!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-38251857536302241152007-09-29T09:49:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:49:00.000-04:00You are so not alone in this!!! I do this all the...You are so not alone in this!!! I do this all the time. Thank God for the spell checker on Blogger or no one would read it, they would think it was really written by a 3rd grader. Plus, I carry with me a Franklin Spell Checker in my purse. It is that bad. Don't know how I made it through college!!<BR/>Thanks for making me feel like I am not alone in this and giving me such a good laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-60728162337204737332007-09-29T09:47:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:47:00.000-04:00ya, teh!! and ahve....thats another noe I always ...ya, teh!! and ahve....thats another noe I always mis psell....Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-80364856638535280112007-09-29T09:43:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:43:00.000-04:00guy:Happy to hear your confession.Which reminds me...guy:<BR/>Happy to hear your confession.<BR/>Which reminds me of yet another one of mine - when a word <I>starts</I> with an uppercase A, the next letter gets that upper case too.<BR/><BR/>AS in, AS...<BR/><BR/>casdok:<BR/>Looks like we are not alone!<BR/>(ANd im gald you're with us...)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-86814532444519691152007-09-29T09:33:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:33:00.000-04:00Im glad im not the only one!!Im glad im not the only one!!Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-21091525827976819092007-09-29T09:04:00.000-04:002007-09-29T09:04:00.000-04:00Me too and the same words. Also if the second let...Me too and the same words. Also if the second letter is an A in a word that starts in upper case, the A goes in upper case as well.The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-28201495655640839312007-09-29T08:25:00.000-04:002007-09-29T08:25:00.000-04:00trish:I forgot about teh "teh!"Thnaks for my morni...trish:<BR/>I forgot about teh "teh!"<BR/>Thnaks for my morning laugh!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-49878806614324932852007-09-29T07:30:00.000-04:002007-09-29T07:30:00.000-04:00I have tihs same problem...and I would like to add...I have tihs same problem...and I would like to add another one to your list:<BR/><BR/>the - teh <BR/><BR/>It's taht 'th' tihng taht gets me every tmie.<BR/><BR/>If it weren't fro spell check I wuold be tosat.<BR/><BR/>Thnaks fro teh Saturday morning laff! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com