Is the headline writer baiting me?
I was going to ignore the spelling "theives" on page 6A today in the headline on the theft prevention article carried over from the first page. It would be too petty to mention every typo.
But then I saw the mistake was repeated in the pull-out quote: "Theives don't care. They will take from anyone who gives them the opportunity." Ouch. My spell checker is going nuts.
This time "thieves" is actually spelled right in the quote that was pulled from the article. How can you misspell a word while copying the correct spelling?
Today's free tip: There are exceptions, but it's almost always "i" before "e" except after "c." I thought everyone knew that.
But then I saw the mistake was repeated in the pull-out quote: "Theives don't care. They will take from anyone who gives them the opportunity." Ouch. My spell checker is going nuts.
This time "thieves" is actually spelled right in the quote that was pulled from the article. How can you misspell a word while copying the correct spelling?
Today's free tip: There are exceptions, but it's almost always "i" before "e" except after "c." I thought everyone knew that.
Hey Ann,
I've been searching for a good keyword checker software aside from what Microsoft Word offers. Any ideas?
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Ian, I'm afraid you're way ahead of me. I've been searching Wikipedia and Google to try to learn what keyword software is. Is it like dictation software? I guess it's obvious that since I'm not sure what you're talking about I don't know about good checker software for it.
My feeling about spell checkers in general is they are helpful in alerting you to possible errors, but the rest is up to you. You still have to check your work, decide whether the word highlighted by the spell checker is right or wrong and, if you agree it's wrong, decide how to fix it. I don't have any problems with Word's spell checker (I leave it turned on all the time), but at the same time I don't depend on it completely.
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