Comments on: A Loss For Words & The Impotence of Proofreading http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/ A Jordanian Blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:22:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Hw Thos Stuped Spall Checjers Riuned My Vucabublary at The Black Iris of Jordan http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-14386 Hw Thos Stuped Spall Checjers Riuned My Vucabublary at The Black Iris of Jordan Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:54:35 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-14386 [...] Oh and by the way, it’s not just as simple as misspelling a word, but spell checkers have actually caused some sort of erosion in my brain’s dictionary. Case in point, in that last paragraph I typed “unresistible” instead of “irresistible” and I actually put up a fight after my spell checker assured me that no such word exists. I became briefly frustrated enough to take it to court: aka Google. Suffice to say this resulted in me slapping my forehead. And I’ve just discovered that the brain erosion has resulted in major memory loss. [...] […] Oh and by the way, it’s not just as simple as misspelling a word, but spell checkers have actually caused some sort of erosion in my brain’s dictionary. Case in point, in that last paragraph I typed “unresistible” instead of “irresistible” and I actually put up a fight after my spell checker assured me that no such word exists. I became briefly frustrated enough to take it to court: aka Google. Suffice to say this resulted in me slapping my forehead. And I’ve just discovered that the brain erosion has resulted in major memory loss. […]

]]> By: Anonybreeze http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4466 Anonybreeze Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:38:49 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4466 After reading this very funny poem, I clicked the link to Mali's site. And in the very first paragraph, I read this and had another good laugh. "People in other parts of the country can't phantom how cold it gets here in the winter." He meant to write "fathom," not "phantom." I think he used a spell checker and got his typo substituted with the wrong word. Poor guy. Spell checkers can be tricky. Always check the spell checker. After reading this very funny poem, I clicked the link to Mali’s site. And in the very first paragraph, I read this and had another good laugh.

“People in other parts of the country can’t phantom how cold it gets here in the winter.”

He meant to write “fathom,” not “phantom.” I think he used a spell checker and got his typo substituted with the wrong word. Poor guy. Spell checkers can be tricky. Always check the spell checker.

]]> By: Killer Bee Bop http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4439 Killer Bee Bop Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:46:31 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4439 Comprehensible*, LOL You forgot the fact that even Spell-Checkers are impotent! :O Comprehensible*, LOL
You forgot the fact that even Spell-Checkers are impotent! :O

]]> By: Lina http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4420 Lina Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:17:13 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4420 Oh man I always do that right click to pick from a list of synonyms when my mind refuses to come up with a word other than, um, <i>exciting</i>, or <i>annoying</i>, or whatever, you get the point :) Can I copy you on that resolution? :) I'd do it with the thesaurus though.. morning reading, along with a sudoku perhaps! I'm always telling myself I should get some mental exercise first thing in the morning <b>BEFORE</b> making myself comfortable in front of the pc and drowning in news and the blogosphere! Oh man I always do that right click to pick from a list of synonyms when my mind refuses to come up with a word other than, um, exciting, or annoying, or whatever, you get the point :)

Can I copy you on that resolution? :) I’d do it with the thesaurus though.. morning reading, along with a sudoku perhaps! I’m always telling myself I should get some mental exercise first thing in the morning BEFORE making myself comfortable in front of the pc and drowning in news and the blogosphere!

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4413 Nas Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:19:07 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4413 Beti, yeah you know you're in trouble when you can't remember your own number :-D Beti, yeah you know you’re in trouble when you can’t remember your own number :-D

]]> By: Beti http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4412 Beti Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:43:27 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2006/04/27/a-loss-for-words-the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-4412 The poem is hilarious! And soooo true! I've experienced the exact same thing... another area where I personally find that technology has dulled my brain is with telephones. Before owning a mobile I used to know every single phone number of every friend or relative by heart. Now I don't even know my own... The poem is hilarious! And soooo true! I’ve experienced the exact same thing… another area where I personally find that technology has dulled my brain is with telephones. Before owning a mobile I used to know every single phone number of every friend or relative by heart. Now I don’t even know my own…

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