Spellcheck People

@mathteacher think of an isosceles trapezoid. Like an isosceles triangle with the top cut off.

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@flga not a parallelogram. The diagonals would not be equal.

@not-my-real-name

Yes, the magic word is isosceles. This being a spelling thread, where the pickiest of the picky reside, I thought I'd be picky, too.

The fallibility (abuse) of spell and grammar checkers and the combination of the two, is rife in the media down this way. Here's an example:

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"Woods is being used by a Florida man?ÿ ..."?ÿ

Did I miss any others?

@bill93

That's all, I think.

@not-my-real-name

Was comparing to trapezoid for out of whack diags. I have to re-read How to express your thoughts without making an a*****e out of yourself. ?????ÿ

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OK:?ÿ anal sphincter nickname?ÿ

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@mike-marks

I understand your point of view.?ÿ Although the word software may be accepted as an uncounted noun, I used it as a counted noun.?ÿ Much like the reference to plant material (uncounted) vs. flammable materials (unspecified but counted; hence plural).

Probably not correct in some circles.?ÿ One rarely takes artistic license with the English language without a corrective suggestion. 😉

Apostate!

@richard-imrie Joe's last name is 'LaCava'

@sjc1989

Crikey. I presume they copied the story, it's hard to see how they got that wrong.