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ega02/11/2018 10:15:18
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An advertiser in MEW is offering an "Adonis Q/C toolpost"; users do find their QCTPs very attractive but perhaps this goes too far.

Have others had their ads mangled in similar ways and did they still manage to sell?

Mike Poole02/11/2018 10:40:36
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Probably another unhelpful spell checker, they seem to have a very limited vocabulary.

Mike

Tony Pratt 102/11/2018 10:49:45
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This sort of thing always brings a wry smile to my face, the spell checker is a helpful tool but actually reading what you have written is the final test.wink

Tony

larry phelan 102/11/2018 10:56:10
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder !!!

ChrisH02/11/2018 11:08:12
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"actually reading what you have written is the final test.wink"

- sometimes even that fails as your eyes tend to 'see' what you want it to read not to actually read what is written, so sometimes it pays to read it out aloud. Don't know why this works, as in theory both should turn out the same, but it does for me!

Chris

ega02/11/2018 11:34:56
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For me, the errors often don't appear until I have the printed copy in my hand.

Mike Poole:

I had overlooked the likelihood of the spell checker being involved - surpassed only in destructive potential by predictive text!

Howard Lewis02/11/2018 20:54:52
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My error detection kicks in just as the message goes into the "Sent" folder, or appears as post on this Forum!

Works almost EVERY time

Howard

not done it yet02/11/2018 22:47:14
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Anyone any ideas of how it should read?

‘Add on”? “and a nice”?

ega02/11/2018 23:37:57
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I assumed "Adonis" was a typo for Aloris.

blowlamp02/11/2018 23:54:21
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Is this it?

adonis.jpg

jimmy b03/11/2018 06:18:54
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Posted by not done it yet on 02/11/2018 22:47:14:

Anyone any ideas of how it should read?

‘Add on”? “and a nice”?

I guess it should have read "Aloris" **LINK**

Very popular in the USA

Jim

ega03/11/2018 11:30:47
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blowlamp:

Well, he certainly looks as though he is about to do a "quick change"

jimmy b:

Thanks for Aloris link

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