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Hello Microsoft! Why is Word Spell Checker Illiterate?

Can't somebody at Microsoft fix stupid stuff like this in Word's spellcheck?
I wrote: "and it's 9:30 my time."
Spellcheck recommended "its my time."

And don't anyone even think of starting a discussuion about content over form.



BL Ochman | Jun 3 05 1:13 | TrackBack (0)

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Howabout context over content?

Seriously... did the spellcheck recommend excluding the "9:30" as well?

Micro$oft will fix it, shortly after Mozilla, Sun, or Google release a free solution.

Posted by: Ike at June 3, 2005 2:57 PM

I often laugh at the dumbass mistakes in spellcheck. but when we get to really fundamental rules of the language, like when to use possessives, I find it really disheartening that Microsoft doesn't have more pride in its products. If they're that sloppy with English, how can we trust them with Internet security, or our most important documents?

Posted by: B.L. Ochman at June 3, 2005 6:01 PM

And I laugh every time that Blogger or Typepad tells me that blog and blogger is not a word. If even they don't know it's a word, we communicators are in dire trouble!

Posted by: Shawn Lea at June 4, 2005 10:52 AM

In reply to : B.L. Ochman ....
You've hit the nail on the head! If ANYONE still has spellcheck actually still turned "ON" after all these years, basically all they are doing is wasting their valuable time finding out that they are just as intelligent as they once thought they were in the first place.
D. Rice

Posted by: D. Rice at August 26, 2006 10:25 AM

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About BL Ochman
BL Ochman
B.L. Ochman, Managing Director of Emerging Media for Proof Integrated Communications, the digital marketing arm of Burson-Marsteller, has been helping Fortune 500 companies strategically incorporate new media into their marketing mix since 1996.

She contributes to Ad Age Digital Next, Mashable, Business Week and others. On Twitter, she is @whatsnext.

She is co-founder of the pet lovers' site and blog, Pawfun.com - where you can create and send free photo e-cards of your pets and create a variety of great products featuring your pet’s photo.

This is my personal blog, where I share my own thoughts and opinions, which do not represent the views of Proof or its clients.






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