Is there a spell checker on PPRuNe?
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Is there a spell checker on PPRuNe?
First posting on this excellent forum and wondered if anybody might answer my subject question.
I mostly post on the ATC forum and occasionally on Airlines,Airports and Routes.
I have noticed that spelling mistakes are often punished severely, sometimes with humour,sometimes not!
I now check my posts using a dictionary to avoid a mauling.
If there is a spell checker on PPRuNe,where is it?, if not,can i check my spelling using a spell checker similiar to the one i use when sending mail on AOL?
.Any replies appreciated.
W.A.
I mostly post on the ATC forum and occasionally on Airlines,Airports and Routes.
I have noticed that spelling mistakes are often punished severely, sometimes with humour,sometimes not!
I now check my posts using a dictionary to avoid a mauling.
If there is a spell checker on PPRuNe,where is it?, if not,can i check my spelling using a spell checker similiar to the one i use when sending mail on AOL?
.Any replies appreciated.
W.A.
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I try to punish the criticisers 
Correct spelling is not a requirement on PPRuNe and often posters do not even have English as their first language.
We already have Moderators and Admins on the site and if they are happy with lapses in spelling then what's it got to do with other members ??
Having said that, people who write in Text speak (c u l8r and that kind of stuff) deserve all they get
There is no spell checker on the site, most people tend to use a WP package such as Word and then cut and paste it across.
Correct spelling is not a requirement on PPRuNe and often posters do not even have English as their first language.
We already have Moderators and Admins on the site and if they are happy with lapses in spelling then what's it got to do with other members ??
Having said that, people who write in Text speak (c u l8r and that kind of stuff) deserve all they get
There is no spell checker on the site, most people tend to use a WP package such as Word and then cut and paste it across.
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Now, I wouldn't presume to disagree with PP Radar (would I dare 
). In fact, I agree wholeheartedly with the general thrust of his remarks. But as a long time teacher of the young, I'm well aware that Bulletin Boards and Forums like these are often the first places that youngsters chance their arm and try to express their thoughts in the written word.
So, while no-one should be "flamed" for a spelling gaff, in fact it's a waste of bandwidth even to point them out, we should aim to encourage by example.
We did this years ago and then there was a Freeware program called "iSpell" that I no longer seem to be able to find in my emporium. I used it on an NT4 Workstation. But there is this one on the web:
Configuring Ispell for Windows
It's a bit for the Geeks amongst us but not too complicated for those willing to give it a try. (But not on Mike Jenvey's offering.
)
). In fact, I agree wholeheartedly with the general thrust of his remarks. But as a long time teacher of the young, I'm well aware that Bulletin Boards and Forums like these are often the first places that youngsters chance their arm and try to express their thoughts in the written word.So, while no-one should be "flamed" for a spelling gaff, in fact it's a waste of bandwidth even to point them out, we should aim to encourage by example.
We did this years ago and then there was a Freeware program called "iSpell" that I no longer seem to be able to find in my emporium. I used it on an NT4 Workstation. But there is this one on the web:
Configuring Ispell for Windows
It's a bit for the Geeks amongst us but not too complicated for those willing to give it a try. (But not on Mike Jenvey's offering.
)
The Oracle
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with alacrity,
Another simple solution is using Copy and Paste in conjunction with:
SpellCheck
Take Care,
Richard
Another simple solution is using Copy and Paste in conjunction with:
SpellCheck
Take Care,
Richard
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Two advantages of ieSpell are that you can configure it to ignore things inside delimiters (such as tags) and that you can add to your custom dictionary. Words like CAA (or FAA to you, Richard
), PPRuNe or ILS are not then constantly flagged as they are on a web page spell checker.
Timothy
), PPRuNe or ILS are not then constantly flagged as they are on a web page spell checker.Timothy
