18-05-2019, 05:18 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by ruthio
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Right, here's the necessary trick... don't say I didn't warn you it's silly, that's why you'll remember it!
You spell it out loud (or in your head)...
N E CEE E DOUBLE-ESS A R Y
But when you say the CEE you raise your voice a couple of octaves so it comes out a sqeak!
Now spell it out loud remembering to squeak the CEE... you'll always get it right now
Try it, and you'll see!
(It involves having done Latin at school!
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18-05-2019, 05:24 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
I remember when I was about 18 or 19 I walked past a woman and her young daughter in the streetThe daughter said
"That lady is pretty mummy"
I honestly looked behind me as I was wondering who she was talking about!
I felt like saying "but only yesterday I was a girl like you!"
I suppose the same thing will happen when I get a similar comment with the word "old" before the lady!
I don't suppose it'll be long ... and I dont think the sentence will contain the word pretty either!
18-05-2019, 05:26 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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OMG! I am mad, because do you know why? It's my blasted stupid ***** spellchecker that keeps doing things like that!I usually have to correct the spellchecker. Grr grr grr!
It keeps changing its to it's as well! Grr grr grr.
I missed that last one and now it's set in stone! I shall cry!
Being concerned with words and spelling all my working life I am something of a pedant when it comes to spelling. For that reason I notice that even after reading as I type the spellchecker tends to do what it wants, making complete nonsense of some words. What I tend to do when I've had enough of this is to turn the spellchecker off. The one problem with that though is that it's on by default, so each time it would be necessary to remember to turn if off again!
18-05-2019, 05:37 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by Baz46
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Perhaps try turning your irritating spellchecker off then, especially as you are having to correct it?Being concerned with words and spelling all my working life I am something of a pedant when it comes to spelling. For that reason I notice that even after reading as I type the spellchecker tends to do what it wants, making complete nonsense of some words. What I tend to do when I've had enough of this is to turn the spellchecker off. The one problem with that though is that it's on by default, so each time it would be necessary to remember to turn if off again!
By the way, the programme guide on my TV recorder has omitted three apostrophes in its description of 'Ghosts'. I noticed that today when I went to watch it.
Very naughty.
18-05-2019, 05:52 PM
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Re: At What Point Do You Suddenly Become An Old Person?
Originally Posted by ruthio
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Never mind Pyxell, I was only having a giggle Console yourself with the fact that the word responsibility is misspelled (or misspelt, whichever you prefer) on 46 million Australian banknotes!!
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