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I wish people would use spell check when they write headlines for blog posts.
by wyclif 13y ago
I wish people would use spell check when they write headlines for blog posts.
- jonnathanson 13y agoGoogle seems to indicate the author is (was?) in Beijing, and I'm guessing that English is not his first language (reading the post seems to bear this out). It's a valid point, but I'd give him a tiny bit of leeway in this case.
- zhemao 13y agoYou don't need to Google his name, even. He says he's in Beijing at the end of the first section. Presumably wyclif was so turned off by the spelling mistake in the title, he decided not to read any of the article itself.
- 67726e 13y agoCut him a break, English is clearly not his first language.
- tzs 13y agoI don't see what that has to do with not using spell check. Wyclif is not criticizing the author for not knowing English spelling--he's criticizing him for not using spell check.
- 67726e 13y agoThere is more than just a few typo. There are myriad grammatical errors. I don't know how well grammar checkers have improved in the past 5-10 years, but I don't recall MS Office being all too good at catching grammatical errors or being able to recommend correct solutions.
- ojbyrne 13y agoI'd be inclined to cut him a break, except that he doesn't seem to cut a break for developers parachuted into his milieu. The situation seems quite analogous.
- karlkatzke 13y agoI disagree. He cuts them a break: he gives them the opportunity to interview. It's up to them to make something of it by proving they have practical experience.
- grey-area 13y agoSlacks are cut, breaks are given.
- tyrchen 13y agoSorry I missed that. Chrome seems not pointing that typo out so I neglected. Seems I'm too dependent on tools. :(
- zhemao 13y agoWell, he's fixed it now. We all make mistakes. Why not point it out politely instead of being snarky about it?
- wyclif 13y agoI did point it out politely. Of course we all make mistakes. Whatever are you talking about?
- zhemao 13y agoI'm sorry, but "I wish people would use spell check when writing blog post titles" comes across as rather sarcastic and rude. Perhaps you didn't mean it that way, but the internet removes all tone and context.