Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Bicyclist -- More Spell Check Non-Catches

The spell check was cool with one of you referring to a gull bladder.

I'm pretty sure you meant gall bladder, and not the bladder of a sea-faring bird.

Again, spell check is an aid to -- but not a substitute for -- rigorously reviewing your copy. Line by line, word by word, fact by fact.

Yes, unfortunately this was a fatal. No, this wasn't the first time spell check screwed over a member of one of my JRN 200 classes regarding the exact same phrase, on this exact same assignment.

For those of you keeping score at home, we now have nine confirmed members in Omar's Fatals Club. For the other five of you, your membership application is on its way.

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