The Ford Barn

IrishHills · 11-09-2010, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowdy

Not showing up here when I right click. Rod

Free download here Rod, then it will..
http://www.iespell.com/download.php

Chris Haynes · 11-09-2010, 07:07 PM

When you are making a reply here you will see a BLUE CHECK mark with ABC above it in the upper right had corner of the reply window. That is your spell checker.

tuneman · 11-09-2010, 07:36 PM

So I go to the instaspell site and download the file and try to use right click and it don't work? whats up with that?

tuneman · 11-09-2010, 07:39 PM

It was me

Mitch//pa · 11-09-2010, 07:42 PM

i believe you need to use the abc check at the top right of the reply box. using the iespell

coilover · 11-09-2010, 09:33 PM

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Many years ago, like over half a century, I had a chemistry class under a world famous professor that had won the Nobel Prize. His message was: never spend time memorizing a name, a date, or worry about grammer or spelling but NEVER FORGET THE FACT/RESULT. Then with an impish smile he added that his message to journalism students was to forget his message. If an article has good meaty material in it I can certainly overlook a few jabs to the King's English.

5window · 11-09-2010, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coilover

Many years ago, like over half a century, I had a chemistry class under a world famous professor that had won the Nobel Prize. His message was: never spend time memorizing a name, a date, or worry about grammer or spelling but NEVER FORGET THE FACT/RESULT. Then with an impish smile he added that his message to journalism students was to forget his message. If an article has good meaty material in it I can certainly overlook a few jabs to the King's English.

Probably had his fly down and drove on the wrong side of the highway-when he could rememebr where he put his keys. The Devil is in the details. I would bet his research reports and papers were letter perfect.

Larry Brumfield · 11-10-2010, 10:55 AM

There's no doubt; some professors are so smart they're stupid. However, many years ago I had an English class with an ordinary, common sense professor who told us to always be careful with our speech and writing. His exact words: "If you speak or write like a dummy, people will assume you are one!"

Mitch//pa · 11-10-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Brumfield

There's no doubt; some professors are so smart they're stupid. However, many years ago I had an English class with an ordinary, common sense professor who told us to always be careful with our speech and writing. His exact words: "If you speak or write like a dummy, people will assume you are one!"

i know alot of people that are so smart they are stupid and lack commom sense on everyday decisions. we can start with the doctors that live across the street from me.

Randy in ca · 11-10-2010, 04:05 PM

Larry's post above ("If you speak or write like a dummy, people will assume you are one!") reminds me of another old saying: It's better to keep your mouth closed and appear to be an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt!!

lenmissy · 11-10-2010, 04:20 PM

Me to never had a key board whan i went to school len.

Larry Brumfield · 11-10-2010, 09:45 PM

Randy's post above ("It's better to keep your mouth closed and appear to be an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt!!") reminds me of another old saying:
Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

5window · 11-11-2010, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Brumfield

Randy's post above ("It's better to keep your mouth closed and appear to be an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt!!") reminds me of another old saying:
Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

I would bet you'd be a fan of Horatio Alger.

Tom Wesenberg · 11-12-2010, 02:50 PM

I'm not the world's best speller, and that's why I keep a dictionary by my computor. What really bugs me more than an occasional misspelling is the lack of proper language. Has "TO" and "BE" been banned from the English language? I've never heard such language until about 8 years ago when I started reading some of the ebay descriptions. "engine needs rebuilt", "distributor need oiled", "transmission needs fixed", etc. It doesn't even sound right, but more and more I'm seeing "to be" left out of descriptions. I wouldn't think it's to much effort to say or type "to be".

Shakespeare would be horrified!!!

Keith True · 11-12-2010, 09:16 PM

For a long time,reading things like,needs restored,distributer needs rebuilt,rear end needs rebuilt,meant to me that the NEEDS of the object had been redone,or that it's needs had been taken care of.I can read between the lines and I don't care about peoples spelling or punctuation,but it took me a long time to get used to that.It may just be my part of the country that reads into it that way.In a written ad in a local classified you might see,needs taken care of.That means it's NEEDS have been fixed,not that it needs to BE taken care of.

steve s · 11-14-2010, 11:53 AM

Ahtlgouh I aegre taht msipsllnig is rlealy aynonnig, rsercaeh sowhs taht mneanig is sltil cealr as lnog as all ltetres are terhe and frist and lsat ltetres are crorcet.

Svete

zzlegend · 11-14-2010, 02:08 PM

[QUOTE=steve s;111872]Ahtlgouh I aegre taht msipsllnig is rlealy aynonnig, rsercaeh sowhs taht mneanig is sltil cealr as lnog as all ltetres are terhe and frist and lsat ltetres are crorcet.

Svete[/QUOTE

loco..........................................i mean cool

loumo · 11-14-2010, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coilover

Many years ago, like over half a century, I had a chemistry class under a world famous professor that had won the Nobel Prize. His message was: never spend time memorizing a name, a date, or worry about grammer or spelling but NEVER FORGET THE FACT/RESULT. Then with an impish smile he added that his message to journalism students was to forget his message. If an article has good meaty material in it I can certainly overlook a few jabs to the King's English.

That is it in a nutshell. The information forthcoming from you Ford Barners is much too much important to even consider or have a concern for misspellings.

In retrospect, after all the responses this thread brought, I was sorry that I initiated the thread because I perceived that some feelings might have been hurt, which was certainly not my intention.

34pickup · 11-14-2010, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve s

Ahtlgouh I aegre taht msipsllnig is rlealy aynonnig, rsercaeh sowhs taht mneanig is sltil cealr as lnog as all ltetres are terhe and frist and lsat ltetres are crorcet.

Svete

That was very difficult to read..

dan · 11-14-2010, 05:58 PM

Here's this old chestnut, for those who've missed it:

Ode To a Spell Checker

I have a spelling checker -
It came with my new pea sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud.
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.

And now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.

Each frays come posed up on my screen,
Eye trussed to bee a joule.
The checker poured o'er every word,
To cheque sum spelling rule.

That's why aye brake in two averse
By righting wants too pleas.
Sow now ewe sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear for pea seas.

11-09-2010, 07:07 PM	#82
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? When you are making a reply here you will see a BLUE CHECK mark with ABC above it in the upper right had corner of the reply window. That is your spell checker. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

11-09-2010, 07:36 PM	#83
tuneman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 264	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? So I go to the instaspell site and download the file and try to use right click and it don't work? whats up with that?

11-09-2010, 07:39 PM	#84
tuneman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 264	OK I found the problem ! It was me

11-09-2010, 07:42 PM	#85
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? i believe you need to use the abc check at the top right of the reply box. using the iespell

11-09-2010, 09:33 PM	#86
coilover Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 33	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Many years ago, like over half a century, I had a chemistry class under a world famous professor that had won the Nobel Prize. His message was: never spend time memorizing a name, a date, or worry about grammer or spelling but NEVER FORGET THE FACT/RESULT. Then with an impish smile he added that his message to journalism students was to forget his message. If an article has good meaty material in it I can certainly overlook a few jabs to the King's English.

11-10-2010, 10:55 AM	#88
Larry Brumfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 351	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? There's no doubt; some professors are so smart they're stupid. However, many years ago I had an English class with an ordinary, common sense professor who told us to always be careful with our speech and writing. His exact words: "If you speak or write like a dummy, people will assume you are one!"

11-10-2010, 04:05 PM	#90
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,643	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? Larry's post above ("If you speak or write like a dummy, people will assume you are one!") reminds me of another old saying: It's better to keep your mouth closed and appear to be an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt!!

11-10-2010, 04:20 PM	#91
lenmissy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 421	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? Me to never had a key board whan i went to school len.

11-10-2010, 09:45 PM	#92
Larry Brumfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 351	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? Randy's post above ("It's better to keep your mouth closed and appear to be an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt!!") reminds me of another old saying: Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something. Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

11-12-2010, 02:50 PM	#94
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? I'm not the world's best speller, and that's why I keep a dictionary by my computor. What really bugs me more than an occasional misspelling is the lack of proper language. Has "TO" and "BE" been banned from the English language? I've never heard such language until about 8 years ago when I started reading some of the ebay descriptions. "engine needs rebuilt", "distributor need oiled", "transmission needs fixed", etc. It doesn't even sound right, but more and more I'm seeing "to be" left out of descriptions. I wouldn't think it's to much effort to say or type "to be". Shakespeare would be horrified!!!

11-12-2010, 09:16 PM	#95
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? For a long time,reading things like,needs restored,distributer needs rebuilt,rear end needs rebuilt,meant to me that the NEEDS of the object had been redone,or that it's needs had been taken care of.I can read between the lines and I don't care about peoples spelling or punctuation,but it took me a long time to get used to that.It may just be my part of the country that reads into it that way.In a written ad in a local classified you might see,needs taken care of.That means it's NEEDS have been fixed,not that it needs to BE taken care of.

11-14-2010, 11:53 AM	#96
steve s Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 1,656	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? Ahtlgouh I aegre taht msipsllnig is rlealy aynonnig, rsercaeh sowhs taht mneanig is sltil cealr as lnog as all ltetres are terhe and frist and lsat ltetres are crorcet. Svete Last edited by steve s; 11-14-2010 at 12:00 PM.

11-14-2010, 02:08 PM	#97
zzlegend Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Reseda, Calif. Posts: 2,188	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? [QUOTE=steve s;111872]Ahtlgouh I aegre taht msipsllnig is rlealy aynonnig, rsercaeh sowhs taht mneanig is sltil cealr as lnog as all ltetres are terhe and frist and lsat ltetres are crorcet. Svete[/QUOTE loco..........................................i mean cool

11-14-2010, 05:58 PM	#100
dan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: McPherson, KS Posts: 197	Re: Spellings/Misspeling? Here's this old chestnut, for those who've missed it: Ode To a Spell Checker I have a spelling checker - It came with my new pea sea. It plane lee marks four my revue Miss steaks aye can knot sea. Eye ran this poem threw it, Your sure reel glad two no. Its vary polished in it's weigh, My checker tolled me sew. A checker is a bless sing, It freeze yew lodes of thyme. It helps me right awl stiles two reed, And aides me when aye rime. To rite with care is quite a feet Of witch won should be proud. And wee mussed dew the best wee can, Sew flaws are knot aloud. And now bee cause my spelling Is checked with such grate flare, Their are know faults with in my cite, Of nun eye am a wear. Each frays come posed up on my screen, Eye trussed to bee a joule. The checker poured o'er every word, To cheque sum spelling rule. That's why aye brake in two averse By righting wants too pleas. Sow now ewe sea why aye dew prays Such soft wear for pea seas.