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Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts 
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I read this in the comments section of an article on
stem cell research discussing the growing back of lost teeth from urine samples. "I would like to voluntear for this study. I have bin wading a long time for sumthing like this." Volunteer, although I can see why he is in tears after losing some teeth.  |
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4855 Posts
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Ispell is a free program for spell checking. With it downloaded, you just need to type your message, click on tools at the top of the page. Ispell will open a window showing each misspelled word which you can change.
Where the magic begins
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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Offly.
As in, You're offly sensitive today. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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On Jul 1, 2014, Dave Scribner wrote: Or just use a browser (like Firefox) that automatically checks your spelling as you type. In Firefox you can select this in options>advanced in the tools menu. |
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wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts
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You should always try to improve one's vocabillary ...
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Steve Friedberg Inner circle 1402 Posts
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Bob,
Then we get into the spellchecker mistakes that are auto-generated on your smartphone. I'm guilty of those. Actually, my phone's guilty; I've just failed to proofread.
Cheers,
Steve "A trick does not fool the eyes, but fools the brain." -- John Mulholland |
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9987 Posts
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In Al Schneider's wonderful "The Theory and Practice of Magic Deception" he has the line, "the thundering heard invests more in what they say ..."
I wrote this off as a foible of Spellcheck, but chuckled at the inadvertent pun. I even felt somewhat excused for similar errors passed over in self-editing some of my eBooks. but later in the book the same replacement of "heard" for "herd" was made -- and I now wonder. Di the first acceptance of the phrase by the software make it seem natural the next time around? If so, it supports AL's theory about how the human mind "routers" information. Did Al do this deliberately to use the pun as re-enforcement of the concept of our visual blindness? Did he do it deliberately to test our intellectual laziness? Three options (maybe more) that all support in a different way why magic works. .... and I just realized the pun works the other way -- "the politician herd our requests"
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
eBooks at https://www.lybrary.com/ken-muller-m-579928.html questions at ken@eversway.com |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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What about the obvious explanation that Al simply misspelled the word?
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9987 Posts
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On Dec 8, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: Twice? That is what Spellcheck is for isn't it? To catch spelling errors and offer alternatives. Isn't that what editors are for? It is also possible that Al doesn't know the difference between the words or assumes the reader does not. None of those options are "obvious" to me. Based on conversations I have had with Al I suspect he knows and deliberately left it in - whether the first error was intentional or not is unknown. Regardless, it is my opinion that the way our mind deals with errors and puns is similar to how we deal with magic effects. If someone actually reads my mind or just pretends to I can be equally astonished.
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
eBooks at https://www.lybrary.com/ken-muller-m-579928.html questions at ken@eversway.com |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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Occam's Razor- the simplest explanation is the most likely. Also note that Schneider's book was released in 1998. It may be a mistake to assume that he used spell check or even a computer when he wrote it.
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0pus Inner circle New Jersey 1739 Posts
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Actually, I am not entirely sure a 1998 spell checker would identify "heard" as a misspelling. It is a perfectly legitimate word.
Spell checkers often fail to identify homonyms as errors: There/Their; There's/theirs; It's/Its, etc. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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Exactly.
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9987 Posts
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On Dec 9, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: Spellcheck came out as an feature of Wordstar in the late 1980's. Both words would certainly have been in there. SInce computer users back then knew of its limitations they would have had someone else edit their work. Al says he used a computer and even wrote the program to translate his writings into a book printable format. No "mistake" -- I just read what he wrote in his book. Besides the book was edited and printed by a publishing company paid to edit it. Things are overlooked. Even twice. They can also be deliberate, as in doing a magic trick. The book is about deception and assumptions. Instead of attacking my guess or conclusion, what not enjoy the humorous pun aspects of the event?
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
eBooks at https://www.lybrary.com/ken-muller-m-579928.html questions at ken@eversway.com |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts
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Who's attacking anything, Ken? All I'm saying that Al obviously made a mistake that his editor, if he had one, didn't pick up. Wordstar wouldn't have picked it up either, because that simply checked its internal dictionary and didn't distinguish homonyms.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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When did alot and atleast each become one word?
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0pus Inner circle New Jersey 1739 Posts
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Probably around the same time as "all right" became "a'ight."
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts
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Don't worry Homes, I'm here. I can explain things to lesser beings.
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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magicfish Inner circle 7016 Posts
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I could of been a contender.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On Nov 25, 2015, magicfish wrote: An e-mail from one of my (university) accounting students: Would I be able to take [the exam I missed] to see what I would of got, I think it would really help me. Sigh. |
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magicfish Inner circle 7016 Posts
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On Dec 12, 2015, S2000magician wrote: This is the one I simply cannot comprehend. We learn should've, would've, could've, in grade 3? Maybe 4? I cannot fathom how anybody can write, "If I would of turned left this wouldn't of happened." Did they drop out of elementary school? |
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