[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: spelling names et al
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:35:05 -0500
Hi all,
<smiling> Yes, we do tend to spell phonetically, and it is one of the
pitfalls of being blind. If one is a braille reader and uses it to
access a computer, it can make you chuckle when you see spelling errors
or homonyms. I will sometimes read email on my BrailleNote and find
myself chuckling.
the very best blooper I ever saw was, I believe on the original
bookshare-discuss list. This was when Bookshare was first started, and
things at Benetech were getting sorted out. One person wrote in to the
list, and was quite irate because she had applied to Bookshare and had
not had any response. I'll never, ever forget her rant! It was
beautiful. She started out by outlining her problem and saying that
she had applied a month before. "I don't know what's wrong with you
people," she continued. "I think your whole organization must be on
auto-Pilate!"
Well, the Synthesizer I was using at the time said that sentence kinda
funny, and I looked to see what the problem was. I started laughing
and I haven't stopped yet! It's been five years or more, and I'm still
laughing! Talk about homonyms; I sent an msg back saying that I
thought that procurators had gone out of style and what she really
wanted was an aviator. I'm very happy to say that I know that
Benetech isn't and never has been on auto-pilot. There's your dose of
endorphins for the day, folks.
Ann P.
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Ann K. Parsons
Portal Tutoring
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