From another BBS:
Never count on spellcheck. I tell this true story to my clients when I talk to them about written communication in business.
A association client of mine sent out 8000 mail ballots for their Board of Directors election. One of the several candidate bios had the phrase "experienced in pubic consultation," when the poor candidate (female) meant it to say "experienced in public consultation." This document had been run through spellcheck and passed with flying colours. Needless to say, everyone noticed it, and the embarrassment was acute, for both the association and the candidate. On the positive side, the candidate did win the election ... I guess any publicity (or should I say pubicity ) is good publicity!
Also, thought you all might enjoy this poem I found several years ago - I can't remember who to credit it to, but I think I first saw it in Readers' Digest.
I have a spelling checker,
It came with my PC;
It plainly marks four my revue
Mistakes I cannot sea.
I’ve run this poem threw it.
I’m sure your please too no.
Its letter perfect in it’s weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
Bottom line: NEVER count on spell check.
Spell Check Story and Poem
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Hahahahahaha. Yep, it pays to read what you've written. The writer has to choose the right words, because all the spellchecker can do is to make sure they're spelled correctly. LOL.
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