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Spelling, O Spelling, where art thou? Along with grammar, punctuation...?
Spelling, O Spelling, where art thou? Along with grammar, punctuation...?
by Comrade Dmtri May 28, 2004
Get the spelling mug.spellaprop /spel-a-prop/ n. - A computer spellchecker induced malapropism where, like the act of confusing words that are similar in sound, words that are similar in appearance are inadvertently substituted for one another.
Beware - This is a very insidious quirk in computer software spellcheckers that causes a malapropism to be accidentally introduced into one's writing. Occasionally, a spellchecker will suggest a replacement word that, when glanced at quickly, looks the the misspelled word, but is actually a completely different word.
If you are rushed, you will probably accept that recommended change. Thus, inserting the "spellaprop" into your document. The spellchecker will, of course, ignore this new error on subsequent passes because, though contextually inappropriate, the replacement word is spelled correctly. So, if you do not catch this error when proofreading your document, you will appear stupid, ignorant, or at best careless, to your readers.
Examples:
A misspelling of the word "edition" causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word "addition".
A misspelling of the word "partition" causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word "portion".
A misspelling of the word "revelation" causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word "revolution".
If you are rushed, you will probably accept that recommended change. Thus, inserting the "spellaprop" into your document. The spellchecker will, of course, ignore this new error on subsequent passes because, though contextually inappropriate, the replacement word is spelled correctly. So, if you do not catch this error when proofreading your document, you will appear stupid, ignorant, or at best careless, to your readers.
Examples:
A misspelling of the word "edition" causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word "addition".
A misspelling of the word "partition" causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word "portion".
A misspelling of the word "revelation" causes the spellchecker to suggest the replacement word "revolution".
by Mr. Malaprop June 12, 2009
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Get the tori spelling mug.When one asks another verbal mammal to spell iCup, they are attempting to humiliate said animal by getting them to speak the words: "I see you pee", to which
Mohammed Islam"Spell iCup."
Jacob Shmul "I see you pee?"
Mohammed Islam"Oh really? I thought I closed the door."
Jacob Shmul "I see you pee?"
Mohammed Islam"Oh really? I thought I closed the door."
by BEE DEE REEREE February 1, 2017
Get the Spell iCup mug.The act of when a spellchecker gives you alterative spellings of a missed spelled word that are not even close to the word you typed. Even to the point of giving you alterative spellings that don’t even start with the same letter.
John: “Why did you put ‘Zigzags’ at the bottom of your text?
Sherry: “I guess my blackberry has Spellchecker Dyslexia and changed 'xoxoxo' to 'zigzags' when it spelljacked my text”.
Sherry: “I guess my blackberry has Spellchecker Dyslexia and changed 'xoxoxo' to 'zigzags' when it spelljacked my text”.
by Stealth KC May 5, 2010
Get the Spellchecker Dyslexia mug.When the band Metallica became less metal. They were influenced by the 90's grunge era and their music lost it's metal edge. Their music became very commercial. Many metal fans abandoned them.
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