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jeni Thu 31-May-12 11:18:29

jessmshock

absentgrana Thu 31-May-12 11:08:57

Spellcheck always queries tagliatelle – and suggests tailgate. grin

JessM Wed 30-May-12 20:25:13

i typed compos mentis on another thread. It changed it into compose mantis. Didn't do it this time. Intelligent apple operating system?
Favourite ever spell check suggestion. I typed rellate - it suggested that i really meant to type fellate . Moral - always check your emails before you hit send.
I've got a Brain too. And he is a megabrain. Cap fits. DSs refer to him as Brain.

nelliedeane Wed 30-May-12 19:40:09

Thought it was just me as I am just getting used to my iPad also.
My OH is called Brian and also gets referred to as Brain,we just make life easier he is known to friends and my family as Bill.

glassortwo Wed 30-May-12 15:42:38

grace I think its Ctrl and F3, not sure if it works on Word 2010, but give it a try.

shysal Wed 30-May-12 15:36:59

I thought it was just me who couldn't type a single line on my touch pad without several errors. I put it down to stumpy fingers! I had to turn off the spelling checker because that was ridiculous!

glassortwo Wed 30-May-12 14:29:39

grace there is a shortcut to swop back to opposite case......but at the moment it has escaped me hmm I will go away and try to remember.

gracesmum Wed 30-May-12 14:07:36

One of my most annoying things (apart from ; instead of '. e.g. don;t) is to find I have somehow slipped into capitals and whole ROWS NEED TO BE RETYPED grin

absentgrana Wed 30-May-12 13:57:20

mr lowercase highbrow – I shouldn't worry Maniac, if e e cummings could work the trick, why shouldn't you? grin

Maniac Wed 30-May-12 13:49:06

Can someone tell me how to get I without pressing capitals key every time.My most frequent error is putting in a small i.

glassortwo Wed 30-May-12 13:47:34

when they are tricky little critters those IPads, when I use DH I have to check everything as its so easy to make a mistake, or it could just be me wink

whenim64 Wed 30-May-12 13:44:43

absent when I did an OU psychology course, we all received a plastic brain to use, called 'Brian.' So-called because references to 'brian' in biological psychology essays were beginning to outnumber the correct spelling! grin

absentgrana Wed 30-May-12 13:43:49

whenim64 Yes, I've heard that people get strange messages about crustaceans and many other things, some of which sounded very rude but turned out to be completely innocent. I don't have an iPad but am toying with the idea.

whenim64 Wed 30-May-12 13:41:01

I don't need to make typos now I've got an iPad! It makes its own up. This morning I sent a letter to my sister in a hurry, and fortunately read it once before pressing 'send.' I had typed that I was 'looking forward to see you soon' which changed into 'looking forward to seeing your moron!' It only needs one slip of the finger and the mischievous thing creates its own jokes!! grin

glassortwo Wed 30-May-12 13:34:44

My sons name is Christopher, when he was still at home I used to find myself writing Christopher instead Christmas, so much easier now when I just have to put us on. Saved a fortune on cards grin

absentgrana Wed 30-May-12 13:29:31

Oh that's another one glass. Mr absent's first name is Brian and I am forever typing Brain in family e-mails. Maybe that's Freudian too. grin

glassortwo Wed 30-May-12 13:27:30

I think the Gordon Brown could be classed as a Freudian slip absent grin

I thought it was just me, sometimes its seems as though my brain (yes I had typed Brian and had to delete) wont send the correct messages to my fingers and a load of gobbledy gook comes out, if I am tired my mouth does the same thing or is that after a glass of wine wink

absentgrana Wed 30-May-12 13:18:56

Why is it that there are certain words or phrases that I invariably type wrongly? As some of you know I spend the working days of my sad life writing cookbooks. I wish I had a pound for every time I have typed something along the lines of:

Mix together the cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley and garlic in a bowel.

The other one I do frequently but only when I'm very tired is:

Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened and gordon brown.

Bless all proof-readers everywhere.

I have also been known to spell my surname wrongly at the bottom of letters. It's my maiden name, for heaven's sake, I've had it for 60-odd years.

Does anyone else do this?