I'm making a hundred or so iterations of a word puzzle type for my class and crave contributions.
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posted by argybarg
on Nov 25, 2006 -
17 answers
Met an Icelandic pixie in a bar; she disappeared in a puff of twinkly frost. I need you to help me spell her name. She went by "Anna" (so did her equally tall, equally blonde Icelandic friend!) but her full name was pronounced something like: Beern-Ana. Ok, so...who's got a clue as to how that's spelled?
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posted by snortlebort
on Aug 31, 2006 -
15 answers
Bruce Sutter's Hall of Fame plaque notes that he ..."lead the league in saves five times." Is this a typo? Or this one of those things that can go either way? ("led" or "lead" for the past tense of "lead")
posted by stupidsexyFlanders
on Jul 30, 2006 -
14 answers
What are good software titles, appropriate for middle school aged kids, that will help kids learn spelling?
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posted by Chanther
on Jun 7, 2006 -
5 answers
I'm looking for a jokey piece on the Internet which is a treatise on how to reform English which gradually changes into German as you read.
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posted by dydecker
on Apr 27, 2006 -
7 answers
Are there any web authoring applications that have a robust grammar (not just spelling) checker?
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posted by markmillard
on Mar 8, 2006 -
5 answers
Microsoft word help! Midterm paper due in the morning and I can't figure out the teacher's grammar check requirements!
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posted by sarahmelah
on Oct 24, 2005 -
14 answers
For a community of intelligent and educated wordsmiths, Mefi still has some common & persistent spelling mistakes. What tips do you have for better spelling of everyday words, and which ones peeve you the most?
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posted by dash_slot-
on Sep 10, 2005 -
74 answers
Where can I get a popup spellcheck function like AxMe's? It's really sweet. I'm especially impressed that it even works in Opera, is it done with Flash?
posted by evariste
on Aug 23, 2005 -
7 answers
The web or the Web; internet or Internet? Do you capitalize them? I'm trying to get a sense of common usage on the net (or Net). Do you, or don't you? And why? As a data point, we don't write the Ocean and the Sky, but some people do write the Moon, and some the moon. I don't care what the experts say; what's the emergent convention? What do YOU do?
posted by kk
on Jun 8, 2005 -
31 answers
I need an application (preferably web based) in which I can enter a word, including surnames, and get the phonetic spelling in return. Any ideas?
posted by Heatwole
on Feb 1, 2005 -
7 answers
Can I please get a definitive ruling on White Castle "slider" vs. White Castle "slyder"? Google tells me it's "slider" but I don't think that's right.
posted by blueshammer
on Aug 8, 2004 -
11 answers
In Word, is there any way to set up autocorrect such that it automatically capitalises different combination? E.g., I want 'member State', 'Member state' and 'member state' to automatically be capitalised as 'Member State', but after putting in the first combination, autocorrect can't recognise the difference. Any ideas?
posted by biffa
on Jun 29, 2004 -
3 answers
"Can not" vs. "cannot": intuitively, the former seems to mean "one is permitted to not" while the latter means "not allowed to". But I've seen both used both ways. So what's the correct usage?
posted by casarkos
on Apr 10, 2004 -
10 answers
To me,
grey and
gray are two different colors, not just two different spellings of the same color. I've asked a few friends, and so far I'm pretty much alone in my perceptions. Does anybody else think of two different colors depending on the spelling used?
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posted by emmling
on Apr 7, 2004 -
32 answers
What does "teh" mean? I've seen it on several sites, including the site that must not be named, and it's usually used where "the" would be the more conventional choice. Is it like "intarweb"?
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posted by bshort
on Mar 18, 2004 -
32 answers
Why do people misspell 'lose' as 'loose'? I was looking at this
old entry at waxy. All the info on the web seems to be of the 'haha, look how stupid people are' variety but I haven't found anything that tries to explain these mistakes away. Is it phonetics, usage, words that are an exception to a rule?
posted by vacapinta
on Dec 30, 2003 -
19 answers
