What is the Best Suggestion Your Spellchecker Has Thrown Up

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well, they can be quite inventive can't they?

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 11:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I tend to not use mine or keep it turned off most of the time, as there are so many technical terms, xml elements like <title> and the like in my emails that there really isn't much point. However, on one occasion when I was using it I used 'qcer' (for Quality Controller) which is common office parlance round here. It wanted to change it to 'queer'.

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 11:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Otis - "otiose"
Redding - "redoing"

― duane, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a dim memory of being offered 'teabagger' instead of 'teenager' but it seems unlikely.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Demon All-bran, when writing a Blur review.

― kate, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Commie Tokenism for my last name

― No One (SiggyBaby), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I get "headgear" for Heidegger.

― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Uretha" for "Aretha"

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 00:07 (twenty-three years ago)

newsflash! Nokia predictive text refuses to recognise "semen"!

― Mark C (Mark C), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:22 (twenty-three years ago)

instead of "sideshow", may I suggest "shadbushes"?

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

the weird thing was, "shadbushes" wasn't even in the spell checker dictionary.

― rainy (rainy), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Demon All-bran, when writing a Blur review.

Kate's computer displays shocking wisdom for an appliance.

― JS Williams (js williams), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:58 (twenty-three years ago)

If your spellchecker is vomiting, you should really seek help.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 13:18 (twenty-three years ago)

five years pass...

My spellchecker doesn't recognise the word "jewellery". Presumably it was programmed by Professor Griff?

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Monday, 23 June 2008 09:59 (seventeen years ago)

"wank" -> "Self Pleasure"

― Mark G, Monday, 23 June 2008 10:03 (seventeen years ago)

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