Thanks, Ken; I knew it would be worth mentioning :-))
Chris
On 5 Apr 2012, at 14:45, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Right off the subject again, but how do you do your spelling, Ken?
>> Every so often your spelling goes downhill, but most of the time it's
>> perfect.
>> What do you change in your habit that might cause this to happen?
>> Note that I have not mentioned your spelling for about 3 years (I think).
>
>
> I don't think it's been 3 years. That seems a bit lenient. My
> reasoning for my incorrect spellings is legion. But I'll identify a
> few of them.
>
> 1. Not all of my mail client screens have a spell checker. It's not in
> this one right now, so the chances of an error are high.
>
> 2. Work/life stress as well as general weariness.
>
> 3. It makes those for whom English is not a native language feel more
> comfortable contributing to this list because they don't have to fret
> about getting the lanugage and spelling perfect.
>
> 4. Cramps.
>
> 5. I type like I speak. I'm constantly misspelling my words when
> speaking. Fortunately, most people aren't aware of it.
>
> 6. Occasionally, I do it on purpose. Especially when I'm throwing
> another irony on the fire.
>
> On my work email client, I do have the spell-checker enabled 100% of
> the time. Of course, that gets pretty interesting when typing
> technical stuff and acronyms. Once in a while, after making sure the
> spelling is correct, I'll go back and make sure there are no dangling
> prepositions are sentences ending with a participle.
>
> At least I get my apostrofees positioned right.
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|