Sometimes I think the spell-check function in whatever application I’m using just ain’t hep. It’s like
whoever programmed it never actually spoke any English, but read about it in a book.
I was reminded of that again today, when I told Michael Graham via e-mail in Outlook that having me on his radio show via phone before 9:30 a.m. tomorrow is risky, because I am not fully caffeinated before that time.
The spell check really, really didn’t know what to make of "caffeinated." It only had one guess. That guess was "affricated," a word I had neither met nor worked with previously. Even after I looked it up, I’m not entirely sure what the fricative it’s supposed to mean. Ironically, given what I said above, it is apparently a word you will only understand if you hear what it describes, in actual speech.
Strange, very strange.
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My spell check works on caffeinated.It works on Viagra but not Cialis.Am I spelling it wrong? Not that I would ever need that stuff.
Sorry,I won’t be listening to the radio show.That guy’s nuts.But I think we’re all bozos on this bus.
Ok, I read the definition of affricated, and I still don’t know what it means. But my spell doesn’t seem to know it. But it does know caffeinated. I guess the programmer for the Firefox / Thunderbird applications was more realistic in his programming.
It’s a stop and a fricative,
But that’s not too explicative.
And that’s just what you said.
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Brad, Michael Graham is a lunatic. You really should cancel your appearance with him.
Gosh, Bud. Pot, kettle.
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I just don’t have much to say recently. Maybe tomorrow. Pfft. Whatever. Today was a loss.
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