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What's your favorite spellcheck suggested replacement?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Full of Shit, Feb 11, 2008.

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  1. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I know a beat writer who had a dyslexic moment and turned in a story referring to Nideo Homo...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 12, 2008
    #37
  2. friend of the friendless

    friend of the friendless Active Member

    Sirs, Madames,

    Worked it into a sidebar about Brendan Shanahan after Nagano:

    Shanahan, suggested by spellcheck, "Canadian"

    YD&OHS, etc
     
    friend of the friendless, Feb 12, 2008
    #38
  3. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Rusty?
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Feb 12, 2008
    #39
  4. TheMethod

    TheMethod Member

    I'll bet this guy knows:
     
    TheMethod, Feb 13, 2008
    #40
  5. Del_B_Vista

    Del_B_Vista Active Member

    The first owner of the local minor hockey team here was a guy named Jean Gagnon. Spellcheck liked to make it "Jean Bagman" which was a fairly accurate description.

    First day of our new pagination system seven years ago or so, an A1 local story is about a house on the Mississippi Sound. "Beachfront" somehow gets a suggested change to "Battlefield", and a copyeditor hits the "return" key to skip. Unfortunately, on the new system that's not skip, it's replace. Several instances and eight hours later, the homeowner calls with some questions.
     
    Del_B_Vista, Feb 13, 2008
    #41
  6. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Both of you are winners. Enjoy the chicken dinner.
     
    hockeybeat, Feb 13, 2008
    #42
  7. EE94

    EE94 Guest

    how did this thread make it to two pages?
     
    EE94, Feb 13, 2008
    #43
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