Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >> Pete, You and Bob need to stop reading the leafe.com mailing list like a >> couple of English professors grading term papers. LOL The Thunderbird >> email client works find for me, even with its $8 spell checker. >> > You mean "fine".
OK. >> For some reason Thunderbird seem to favour British spelling over >> American spelling, > a) You should have written "seems" OK > b) Maybe it favours Brit spelling because that IS actually english? Your sentence above is very poor, and not properly punctuated. I would suggest the following as an improvement: b) Perhaps, (replace "it" with either "Thunderbird", "the Thunderbird spell checker" or The Thunderbird dictionary") favours British spelling; because, only British spelling can be considered proper English. Your sentence should not be ended with a question mark; because, the sentence does not ask a question. The verb "is" should not be capitalized. >> though, so I've learned not to trust everything >> Thunderbird tell me. > You meant "tells me" Right. >> For example, Thunderbird will try and replace >> "color" with "colour", when spell checking. A new dictionary for >> Thunderbird would help most people, but I'm afraid I'm a lost cause. LOL >> > My TB always complains when I use colour, or neighbour. Maybe you > installed the "wrong" one? Your use of "one" above is weak as to reference. You should have used something more exact like "spell checker", "dictionary, or "Thunderbrid", for example. > What I find lacking in the TB dict is the check for manners. It won't > protest at my absolute lack of manners at correcting a man´s spelling in > public. I don't think "dict" is an English word. If it's an abbreviation, shouldn't it end with a period? Your last sentence is poorly constructed. The following is some constructive criticism to improve your sentence. The Thunderbird spell checker does not protect me against absolute lack of respect, utter insensitivity, offensive tone and manners, or use of improper English, when correcting Leland's spelling with a public email. LOL By the way, I technically didn't misspell anything as "find", "seem" and "tell" are all spelled correctly. Below is the word "seem" used in various sentence structures: seem (sm) intr.v. seemed, seem·ing, seems 1. To give the impression of being; appear: The child seems healthy, but the doctor is concerned. 2. To appear to one's own opinion or mind: I can't seem to get the story straight. 3. To appear to be true, probable, or evident: It seems you object to the plan. It seems like rain. He seems to have worked in sales for several years. 4. To appear to exist: There seems no reason to postpone it. My God, just look at me. Pete's obsession with proper spelling and English, at least when it comes to me, is contagious. LOL Regards, LelandJ > >> http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm >> >> Regards, >> >> LelandJ >> >> >> Pete Theisen wrote: >> >>> Bob Calco wrote: >>> >>>>> Savage is on the "colorful" end of the conservative spectrum, to >>>>> be >>>>> sure, but he has never advocated violence of any kind, and in fact has >>>>> some >>>>> eclective views >>>>> >>>> Bah! I meant "eclectic" not "eclective"... I may have to borrow Leland's >>>> spell checker, dammit. >>>> >>> Hi Bob! >>> >>> I think he sells it. $8. Or just use Thunderbird as your mail client as >>> I do. Flagged it as a misspell in this reply. >>> > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
