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Title: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 13, 2010, 11:04:17 AM
I was just sending out an email to my team whilst on the phone to an irate punter who was whooping and wailing and making a formal complaint against anyone she had ever spoken to  ::)

Anyway the ol red line appears under a word so I just press change assuming that it will work its magic as usual.

Until that is I get several rather surprised replies back.

I had written that they should be taking some paramilitary action rather than preliminary  redface: redface: redface:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Pastis on May 13, 2010, 11:58:15 AM
 lol: lol:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Barman on May 13, 2010, 12:26:40 PM
I was just sending out an email to my team whilst on the phone to an irate punter who was whooping and wailing and making a formal complaint against anyone she had ever spoken to  ::)

Anyway the ol red line appears under a word so I just press change assuming that it will work its magic as usual.

Until that is I get several rather surprised replies back.

I had written that they should be taking some paramilitary action rather than preliminary  redface: redface: redface:

 point:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 13, 2010, 12:27:28 PM
 redface:

I know ...I feel that may come back to haunt me  lol:

Perhaps they'd look better in uniforms anyway  rubschin:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Uncle Mort on May 13, 2010, 12:40:32 PM
an irate punter who was whooping and wailing and making a formal complaint against anyone she had ever spoken to. 

You seem to get a load of those.  rubschin:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 13, 2010, 02:13:57 PM
We do  evil:

This whole managing expectation malarkey is a pain in the arse as is dealing with the public  Banghead
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Snoopy on May 13, 2010, 02:33:39 PM
 happ096

Best laugh I've had all month.
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on May 13, 2010, 04:31:04 PM
I was just sending out an email to my team whilst on the phone to an irate punter who was whooping and wailing and making a formal complaint against anyone she had ever spoken to  ::)

Anyway the ol red line appears under a word so I just press change assuming that it will work its magic as usual.

Until that is I get several rather surprised replies back.

I had written that they should be taking some paramilitary action rather than preliminary  redface: redface: redface:

I rather think that' paramilitary action' might get things sorted out sooner rather than later.  I have an excellent recipe for high explosive should you want it. evil:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Snoopy on May 13, 2010, 04:36:06 PM
Take two pounds of granulated sugar ............ I'd better not go on or we'll have Special Branch round  whistle:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Nick on May 13, 2010, 05:10:55 PM
Excellent MIss D  razz:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: The Moan Ranger on May 13, 2010, 07:54:40 PM
When we first had PCs with Microsoft Word in my office we also had an utter tit of a Senior Manager whose surname was Wrighthouse. I was charged with re-writing the Transfer of Equity policy and sending my recommendations to him for his idiotic perusal -pointless really, as he had little idea what it was all about. I did suggest that I met with him before, so that I could explain the procedure, risk, benefits etc. before sending it. He refused as "someone in his position" could work it out for themselves. So I ran my recommendation paper through the good old spellchecker and it highlighted "Wrighthouse" as being unfamiliar. Instead, it suggested "Righteous".

I clicked the "Change" option and sent it.

I thought that my line manager at the time would go garrity, but he pissed himself.

The "Righteous" person never spoke to me again and luckily fucked off a few months later, although he isn't dead yet, unfortunately.
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Nick on May 13, 2010, 07:57:10 PM
I used to werk with a wumman called Mariabelle Headlam. Spell check insisted she was called Variable Headlamp. SHe got used to it. spider:
Title: Re: The joys of spellcheck
Post by: Grumpmeister on May 13, 2010, 11:50:19 PM
I'm guessing you never thought to use the 'Add' button Nick  whistle: