Just An Idle Thought

[roscoe]

just an idle thought ,but if we had a spell checker on the post composition board who's dictionary would be used ?

OED?

Amerenglish?(sic)

Pidgeon? Who's?

Or would it defeat the object of cross culture spontinaity that we all enjoy.

I told you it wasan idle thought

[Ajarn]

Being a very crappy speller sometimes, I'd love to see a spell-checker.

I think every message I've ever posted here has an edit line at the bottom...

[Totster]

Have to go with OED... never heard of a Pidgeon dictionary.... never wanted to speak with birds anyway..... !!!

totster

[Boon Mee]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

[roscoe]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

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answer : the reason for a spell-checker(I'm glad someone spotted the deliberate mistake ,that's my excuse anyway)

[roscoe]

Have to go with OED... never heard of a Pidgeon dictionary.... never wanted to speak with birds anyway..... !!!

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AC/DC? or just too many T's inyour handle? (just jesting)

[Totster]

Have to go with OED... never heard of a Pidgeon dictionary.... never wanted to speak with birds anyway..... !!!

totster 

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AC/DC? or just too many T's inyour handle? (just jesting)

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He He... left my self open for that one...

[The_Other_Mac]

Ahem. Pidgin.

[roscoe]

Ahem. Pidgin.

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many thanks hence a spell checker maybe?

[RDN]

Ahem. Pidgin.

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many thanks hence a spell checker maybe?

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Have you tried the Firefox browser? It has a spell checker "extension" - hence my perfectly spelt posts

[penzman]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

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Utchadoon?

What are you doing?

Meerfurminit!

Come here for a minute!

Amonbethere.

I will be there.

Knowdumsayin'?

[Boon Mee]

Ahem. Pidgin.

many thanks hence a spell checker maybe?

Have you tried the Firefox browser? It has a spell checker "extension" - hence my perfectly spelt posts

Even when you post in the Thai Language Forum?

[RDN]

Ahem. Pidgin.

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many thanks hence a spell checker maybe?

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Have you tried the Firefox browser? It has a spell checker "extension" - hence my perfectly spelt posts

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Even when you post in the Thai Language Forum?

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Now I never said I had a Thai language spell checker!

[Thomas_Merton]

Ahem. Pidgin.

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many thanks hence a spell checker maybe?

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Have you tried the Firefox browser? It has a spell checker "extension" - hence my perfectly spelt posts

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Thanks for the good tip.

IMHO yet another very good reason not to use MSIE.

[buadhai]

If you use Mac OS/X it has a system-wide spell-checker that you can activate in any properly written application. Checks spelling as you type.

It flagged this: "colour" as misspelled!

[astral]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

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Just a tad worse than 'strine.

[Neeranam]

I say &lt;deleted&gt; to spelling and writing writely, except maybe the Thai language bored.

As long as we ken the general story and jist.

[Ajarn]

Ahem. Pidgin.

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many thanks hence a spell checker maybe?

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Maybe a grammar/punctuation-checker might be useful, too?

[Boon Mee]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

Just a tad worse than 'strine.

Ameristrine?

Mai kao jai...

[Thomas_Merton]

I say &lt;deleted&gt; to spelling and writing writely, except maybe the Thai language bored.

As long as we ken the general story and jist.

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But alas, the Forum Rules do clearly state:

Misspellings and grammar errors are considered bad netiquette, please proof read your post by clicking on preview before posting

[Kringle]

I wish I could find a translation site (like babelfish) from Thai to English as most of the business websites in Thailand don't have English versions.

[Greer]

Being a very crappy speller sometimes, I'd love to see a spell-checker.

I think every message I've ever posted here has an edit line at the bottom...

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...and using a name like "Ajarn", you should know better...heheh!

[Greer]

If you use Mac OS/X it has a system-wide spell-checker that you can activate in any properly written application. Checks spelling as you type.

It flagged this: "colour" as misspelled!

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...I assume you can correct it's Amerenglish so that it knows better next time...?

[RDN]

I wish I could find a translation site (like babelfish) from Thai to English  as most of the business websites in Thailand don't have English versions.

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Where have you been?

Have a look here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32659

and here: http://www.thai2english.com

and here: http://www.thai-language.com

[bangkokian]

It is good to be reminded of the forum's rule/etiquette. Availability of checkers would hopefully make me more mindful and responsible in this regards. I am certainly guilty of being too lazy to correct erroneous spellings and other mechanics for the most part. In any case, I am prone to making mistakes even with my best attempts: English is, after all, not my first language.

I wish I could find a translation site (like babelfish) from Thai to English  as most of the business websites in Thailand don't have English versions.

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Where have you been?

Have a look here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32659

and here: http://www.thai2english.com

and here: http://www.thai-language.com

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[cobra]

Even with spell checking, you still have to proof,

lest you end up with errant word substitutions

... in was right their in front of them ...

[RDN]

It is good to be reminded of the forum's rule/etiquette.  Availability of checkers would hopefully make me more mindful and responsible in this regards.  I am certainly guilty of being too lazy to correct erroneous spellings and other mechanics for the most part.  In any case, I am prone to making mistakes even with my best attempts:  English is, after all, not my first language.

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You could have fooled me! I wish half the native English speakers could write as clearly!

[roscoe]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

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answer : the reason for a spell-checker(I'm glad someone spotted the deliberate mistake ,that's my excuse anyway)

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Sorry to only answer half of your question; sic,used to indicate a quoted passage or word ,especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been quoted in its original form or written intentionally

[daveb1]

A spell checker is a great idea my spullling is absoultoley attroctious!!!

[Boon Mee]

What's "Amerenglish?(sic)"?

answer : the reason for a spell-checker(I'm glad someone spotted the deliberate mistake ,that's my excuse anyway)

Sorry to only answer half of your question; sic,used to indicate a quoted passage or word ,especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been quoted in its original form or written intentionally

I'm familiar with "sic", roscoe - it's the original post with "Amerenglish" - I'm not with you there, buddy!