Ikea
cardboardy
Blech
Craigslist
baggied
ARG
matress
orangey
PalPal
hyperdrive
and
matresses
This tells me four things about spellcheck:
1) It obviously hasn't been updated in the last decade. It doesn't recognize Ikea, Craigslist, Paypal, or hyperdrive, words that every American today knows and uses on a nearly daily basis. Especially hyperdrive.
2) Its database is extremely low on useful expletives. For Shame, Google, for shame.
3) Really the only word I don't know how to spell is
4) I just coined at least three words! I am a genius!
In conclusion, please feel free to consult me any time in the future that the English language just isn't doing enough for you. Except in cases of actual misspellings. Then I am NOT your girl.
5 comments:
It really needs to change with the times. Like recognize "Unfriending."
Ol' spellchecker has a few brain farts occasionally, but it has saved my butt some times. I usually just use a synonym when all else fails. Coining words is superlicious.
Cardboardy is totally a word. I'm not sure what's up with that spell check.
That's why we have "add this word". My list is about a thousand words long, what with German and historical novels and scriptures.
I once used a sunless tanner that made my legs orangey. I didn't apply it correctly so my feet and ankles were white.
Orangey is a word. I rest my case.
glyper, though? THAT'S a word? (my word verification word)
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