Time to end this thread. _____________________________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist IT Utveckling Swedbank AB (Publ)
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Chase, John > Skickat: den 17 januari 2008 14:24 > Till: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Ämne: Re: loose vs. lose > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > > > > >Spell checkers in the real world are only useful > > to authors, and then only when used selectively. > > > > > > I do not have a spell checker on my BlackBerry. > > So, I attempt to be diligent on any message I send out. > > > > Also, a spell checker (in general) would not catch the LOOSE > > vs LOSE conundrum. > > Nor any of the myriad homophones, if spelled correctly but used > incorrectly (e.g., bear | bare, cite | sight | site, lead > (the metal) | > led (past tense of lead (antonym of follow)), principal | principle, > etc.). > > But it might catch the "chell" in "chell specker". :-) > > -jc- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
