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Re: OT - spell checkers - was Re: smayme,shayme,shayme
Eddie Oliver wrote:
>
> Doug and Margaret wrote:
> >
> > Eye halve a spelling chequer
> > It came with my pea sea
> > It plainly marques four my revue
> > Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. [etc.]
>
> Hidden on page 51 of the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday was the
> following:
>
> "In the Herald's Marketing pages on Thursday, a story on Mr Don Chipp's
> election campaign for the Melbourne City Council named his running
> partner as Ms Leaky Warbling. [she is actually] Melbourne businesswoman
> Mr Rilka Warbanoff. The mistake was caused by a spell-checking error."
>
> Submitted for the information of those who do not normally get to see
> that part of the Sydney Morning Herald.
Very good. Thanks for that.
Doug.