C5 Golfer Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I read many posts and see so meny mis-speled (sic) words that I wonder if those of you that do - know it but do not care or don't know it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangten247 Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 It's not that I can't spell, it's that I can't type. Some people may not be aware that they can's spell, and I see just as many grammar errors too. I'm an offender just as much as others, so I refrain from correcting anyone, so as long as I can understand what they are trying to say (or type), I don't worrry about it. So there is spell check? Where is it? You caught a 10 foot surgeon? What kind of fish is that? Did you use a stethescope for bait? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Dasai Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 <ol><li><p>Make sure you're using <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/">Firefox</a> as your web browser.</p></li><li><p>Install the <a href="http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/">Spellbound extension</a>.</p></li></ol><p>You will now have built-in spell-checking for all text that you type in your web browser. That means you can not only spell-check your Bomber posts, but also all the posts you make to all those other forums you waste your day on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Originally posted by hangten247 It's not that I can't spell, it's that I can't type. Some people may not be aware that they can's spell, and I see just as many grammar errors too. I'm an offender just as much as others, so I refrain from correcting anyone, so as long as I can understand what they are trying to say (or type), I don't worrry about it. So there is spell check? Where is it? You caught a 10 foot surgeon? What kind of fish is that? Did you use a stethescope for bait? :) I agree grammar is terrible also. There is no spell check inside Bomber that I know of. I usually type all forum responses and posts within MS Word, spell check and cut and paste, since Word is always open on my computer is it easy to do. A sturgeon is one of the oldest fish in our waters, related to sharks and quite tasty if you like to eat fish, especially if BBQ'd. It also smokes quite well also, that is in a smoker with PNW alder wood, not rolled up in a paper and lit. For bait we used a 4-5 lb Shad with a hook about the size of your hand. Send me an email and I'll send you a photo of one of the many we caught that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Damn, 20 minutes after the original post there is 28 hits, I think some of you are feeling guilty.:D D-Sub gotta figure in here somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Safari checks my spelling so I don't have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 ha! why me? Im pretty good at spelling and grammar. Basically have an automatic spellcheck built in. Ever since college I would edit while I was writing. in all honesty tho...writing a response in word and then cutting and pasting? Isnt that going quite far? Its _just_ a forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangten247 Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Actually C-5, I did have some idea of what a Sturgeon looks like, but I'll still take a pix of a 10 footer! If I remember correctly, that's also the species that eastern Europeans and Russians use for caviar? It was actually a feeble attempt on my part to add some humor, a play on words as the topic of this thread and poll is spelling. (sturgeon-t=surgeon). Now that I look back at my post, I had 1 too many r's in worry. http://encarta.msn.com/media_461517395_761569681_-1_1/Great_Lakes_Sturgeon.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Dsub, where is that apostrophe in the word Im, you said that you were good at spelling and grammar. Shame on you!!! I just noticed also you didn't use one in "isnt". People, these are contractions, all contractions require apostrophes, don't ya'll remember "School House Rock" on ABC on Saturday mornings??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 but I do try to be grammatically so! With a hen peck style and a half-blanked out keyboard it is really difficult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Baka, thanks for the spell checker, that's pretty cool. Although it didn't catch "unecesary", but it did catch "unecessary". Here's a priceless rule that's easy to remember: It's "it's" when it is, it's "its" when it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Originally posted by oldvolvosrule Dsub, where is that apostrophe in the word Im, you said that you were good at spelling and grammar. Shame on you!!! I just noticed also you didn't use one in "isnt". People, these are contractions, all contractions require apostrophes, don't ya'll remember "School House Rock" on ABC on Saturday mornings??? I forgot to mention that I throw freestyle when it comes to apostrophes oh, and since we're correcting each other, it is "y'all" not "ya'll" contraction of you all. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 As long as I can decipher the meaning, I can't get too worried about someone's spelling, punctuation and grammar. In college I was so grammatically challenged that my English Professor dubbed me "Conan the Grammarian". If someone can coach me on the best approach to negotiate a GS course on my Volkl RT board I don't care if it's in Pig Latin. I just want to go fast! And while I'm on the subject, has anyone given thought to writing a tech article on racing technique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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