Smiling Jack's Notebook

Doremi

Nov 10, 2011 at 9:58am

I guess some people use it in place of yackity yak etc. Doesn't bother me as much as people who say 'basically' at least once a sentence. doremi

Apr 25, 2019 at 9:39am

I don't like it much either.

Apr 25, 2020 at 8:56pm

I agree. It makes me think that the person just doesn't want to go to the trouble of coming up with something on their own.

Dec 3, 2014 at 4:09pm

Oct. 15, 2014 I became a freelance marketing communications consultant for Triton Algae Innovations, Ltd., San Diego, CA.

Algae production for human, animal, and fish feed is a sustainable enterprise that is environmentally friendly.

I love my work.

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Apr 25, 2019 at 9:36am

I am glad to hear that you are working in a sustainable field.

Angus

Apr 25, 2017 at 11:33am

HAPPY 10TH WdC ANNIVERSARY, SMILING JACK!!!

Apr 25, 2019 at 9:34am

Congratulations!

Jan 1, 2012 at 5:17am

When I get a review from a new (to me) reviewer, I pop over to their port for a peek. I like to know them a little and what they've written. I'm always a tad disappointed when I get a "This member has not yet submitted a bio " message.

Anyone else feel the same?

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LJPC - the tortoise

Jan 1, 2012 at 9:55pm

I think some people are just more private than others. Or possibly less active members than we are. I don't even have time to pop over to see who's reviewing me, so it's good that you do!

Dec 12, 2011 at 6:23am

I love auto spell check. I couldn't write without it. Sometimes my spelling is so bad, I can't even look up the word.

But, it's not perfect. It doesn't know all the words that I think I know. That's when I use "The Urban Dictionary."

What's your favorite spell pal?

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Doremi

Dec 12, 2011 at 9:23am

The trouble with spell check is that, if my misspell is a real word, it doesn't catch it. What we need is a computer capability that knows what you meant to say and considers the context. On the other, hand I guess a machine that smart wold be scary. This computer contraption has me buffaloed as it is and it knows it.

LJPC - the tortoise

Dec 12, 2011 at 6:20pm

You're right -- my MS Word auto-corrects so well that I start to believe I can actually type, then whenever I write emails I'm horrified when I proof-read.

Thank goodness for spell check.

Del

Jan 1, 2012 at 8:25am

Check out "Tiny Spell". It's a great little program. But the dad gum thing doesn't recognize when I spell their and mean there.

Dec 13, 2011 at 4:06am

After submitting a contest entry that requires the prompt words in bold, I like to edit the item after the contest and un-bold. If not, it seems like I'm shouting at my reader and it jolts the flow.

Anyone else feel the same?

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