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The few times I've tried to help someone with their spelling in the forums I'll get either no reaction at all, or some variation on "I don't need your fascist rules, man. I write how I feel".
But the hard facts are, if you're looking to get responses on the internet today, you're reliant on seach engines such as google. And those don't take spelling into account.
So if you're looking for information on Photoshop, but type it as Photoshpo, forget anyone ever finding you via google (unless they just happen to match your spelling error).
The 6th most common term typed into google that leads people to this site is "thesauraus". We rank 9th for that particular spelling (with this post that rank will probably go up). But that posting will be invisible to anyone searching for "thesaurus".
So get a toolbar spellchecker. Google toolbar is free and has one.
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This is probably my biggest forum peeve, and I have many, very large peeves, so that's not to be taken lightly.
Someone will post an earnest question, and the response they get will be "you probably won't find an answer here, but go to XXX forum and they'll help you out"....11-11-2007, 11:30 AM -
I've been on here for some time and the more I watch the more discouraged I become. Mind you that doesn't mean that I'm going to stop trying but everytime I see your pictures come out so well, and you talk about this techique or use of that tool, I think that I may never come to a place of excellence....02-25-2006, 02:31 PM
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Ok, my cable company, who I rarely believe but this time it's either believe them or give up hope altogether, tells me that sometime in the next couple of weeks I'll finally have a cablemodem and broadband access. I know this is old news for many of you, but here in the tech-boondocks (St. Louis) progress...10-03-2003, 11:48 PM
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i've done numerous retouches, restores and photo art on retouchpro.com. i enjoy it. however, there is something that rankles me just a bit from time to time. someone comes in, posts needing help with an image, goes away for a while, comes back and gives maybe a general 'thanks, all', picks up their...07-13-2007, 01:33 AM
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My wife has convinced me to go mountain biking with her. (she just finished a class and loves it.) ...She says it will be good exercise and a good thing for us to do together. Is she just trying to get me killed? Is this a real sport like ping-pong or golf...or should I go ahead and take out a life...10-27-2002, 12:58 AM
(they also dont demand capital letters
Glad to hear we might get spellchecker back
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MATH???? That's why I have a husband and two math majors. Sheesh, I can't even add 2+2 without a calculator. "Math," she says. Ugh!!!