[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: spelling names et al
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:42:10 -0800 (PST)
Ah, but not if it's a homonym but the wrong word for
the context. smile
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Those of us who are blind can also type the word
> into a search engine
> even if we have the incorrect spelling. The search
> engine often comes
> up with the correct spelling.
>
> E.
>
> At 05:59 PM 11/21/2007, you wrote:
> >The problem is that those of you who are blind and
> >have seen a particular name or word can only try
> >spelling it phonetically, and unfortunately, our
> >English language has too many homonyms and two many
> >ways to spell words that don't always make sense.
> You
> >spelled Montgomery very logically. There are always
> >many spelling "errors" in the list posts, but they
> are
> >totally logical. To listeners it doesn't make any
> >difference, and to sighted people it doesn't make
> any
> >difference. I don't know about Braille readers. It
> >must cause them to pause and maybe chuckle. smile
> >
> >G. Cindy
> >
> >--- Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Sue,
> > >
> > > Well, I did have a bit of trouble when
> researching
> > > for Montgomery
> > > because I kept misspelling her name. <rueful
> grin>
> > > I kept spelling it
> > > with a U not an o, Montgumery. I finally found
> the
> > > books by typing
> > > Anne Of Green Gables and then going to the
> author
> > > link which is on the
> > > search page when the book pops up. Yes,
> searching
> > > may require a
> > > little help. It takes a while to learn to talk
> to
> > > computers. <smiling>
> > >
> > > Ann P.
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