Re: Vinland Map and New Math

From: JMB (jmb_at_utvinternet.ie)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 14:02:37 -0000

"Alan Crozier" <name1.name2@telia.com> wrote in message
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> "JMB" <jmb@utvinternet.ie> wrote in message
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>> "I.E_Johansson" <inger_e.johansson@telia.com> wrote in message
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>> >
>> > "Renia" <renia@DELETEotenet.gr> skrev i meddelandet
>> > news:d01hve$p12$2@newsmaster.pub.dc.hol.net...
>> >> I.E_Johansson wrote:
>> >> > "Renia" <renia@DELETEotenet.gr> skrev i meddelandet
>> >> > news:d00e7t$pq9$3@newsmaster.pub.dc.hol.net...
>> >> >
>> >> >>Inger, restoration is spellt restoration. Not restauration, which is
> to
>> >> >>do with restaraurants (sort of). That's why they're talking about
>> >> >>hamburgers.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > You and they know of my spelling problems due to my dyslexia. I take
> it
>> > that
>> >> > they know that a spelling program unfortunatly gives ok when a word
>> > exist.
>> >> > Childish of them. Don't you agree.
>> >>
>> >> Unfortunately, the word "restauration" doesn't exist, so your
>> >> spellchecker should have caught that. I'm sure you have a sense of
>> >> humour, Inger. Let them have some fun. You could, too.
>> >
>> > Well Renia the word 'restauration' do exist. Or don't you believe The
>> > Times
>> > knows which words exist or which doesn't? "Restauration is much more
>> > the
>> > fashion industry than the rag trade is: Jim-Bobbi Beauzizi and Chantal
>> > Godilleuse do not imitate each other. " source:
>> > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,4382-464934,00.html
>> > but of course 'restauration' doesn't mean same as 'restoration'. But
>> > the
>> > word does exist.
>>
>> It's a made up word. It doesn't exist in the English language (although
> it
>> may in the future if people pick up on that usage, but that is unlikely).
>> Either way, it doesn't get passed by any English spell check that I can
>> find.
>
> You have to be careful in saying that a word doesn't exist. I have often
> found that words exist without having informed me (or the dictionaries) of
> their existence.
>
> The spelling checker in Outlook Express does not stop and flag
> "restauration
> " as wrong. You could almost believe Inger was telling the truth about her
> spell checker here. However, one wonders how the same spell checker could
> ignore certain words in the same message:
>
> binded
> loosy
> parchement
>
> Sounds like the usual dishonest bluff to me.

"restauration" gets flagged by Outlook Express on my computer. It offers to
change it to "restoration", "restorations", or "restaurateur".

>
> Alan
>
> 

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