Brenda Cooper and the spell check button

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:55:30 -0400, Ross Presser
<rpresser.RemoveThis@NOSPAMgmail.com.invalid> wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:25:59 -0700, Matthew D. wrote:
>
>> Just read the new Niven/Cooper release. Not bad. I just want to know who
>> spell and grammar checked this work?
>>
>> You have to read it to believe it.
>>
>> M.
>
>Where was it published?

Nigeria.
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"Matthew D." <astrogoth DeleteThis @adelphiame.net> wrote:

>Just read the new Niven/Cooper release. Not bad. I just want to know who
>spell and grammar checked this work?
>
>You have to read it to believe it.
>
>
>M.
>

Who grammar checked your post grin, Microsludge? Suggest "Who checked the
spelling and grammar" .
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On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:14:52 GMT, Des Kavanagh wrote:

> "Matthew D." <astrogoth.DeleteThis@adelphiame.net> wrote:
>
>>Just read the new Niven/Cooper release. Not bad. I just want to know who
>>spell and grammar checked this work?
>>
>>You have to read it to believe it.
>>
>>
>>M.
>>
>
> Who grammar checked your post grin, Microsludge? Suggest "Who checked the
> spelling and grammar" .

I disagree. The phrases "spell checked" and "grammar checked" have passed
into common usage, thanks to the ubiquity of word processing software.
Combining them in this way is fine.
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In article <0r3xe.1809$aY6.1450@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
"Des Kavanagh" <Des Kavanagh DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

> "Matthew D." <astrogoth DeleteThis @adelphiame.net> wrote:

>> Just read the new Niven/Cooper release. Not bad. I just want to know who
>> spell and grammar checked this work?

> Who grammar checked your post grin, Microsludge? Suggest "Who checked
> the spelling and grammar" .

And who checked your grammar and punctuation?


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In article <3OKdnfMVJ-9HQSHfRVn-1Q.TakeThisOut@adelphia.com>,
"Matthew D." <astrogoth.TakeThisOut@adelphiame.net> wrote:

> Just read the new Niven/Cooper release. Not bad. I just want to know who
> spell and grammar checked this work?
>
> You have to read it to believe it.
>

Just finished it, and didn't see any howlers. Usually I'm pretty
sensitive to such. It was a good story, which helps.

Examples?

Cheers -- Pete Tillman
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