tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post868670381096850068..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Self-editing silliness by Kaye SpencerLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88388273953919478462014-07-15T06:53:13.419-05:002014-07-15T06:53:13.419-05:00This is too funny. I want that Arrrgh key on my la...This is too funny. I want that Arrrgh key on my laptop! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-21161327616697228342014-07-09T22:37:13.244-05:002014-07-09T22:37:13.244-05:00What a hoot! I real ate....What a hoot! I real ate....Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702876632509821510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11146350652197964762014-07-09T21:30:52.750-05:002014-07-09T21:30:52.750-05:00Cheryl,
I understand about weirdness popping up w...Cheryl,<br /><br />I understand about weirdness popping up when spell checker changes something. I had a publisher's editor decided that 'and' always had to go before 'then' so she did a Find and Replace and changed it without considering where the letters A-N-D were going to show up without the 'then'. It wasn't a pretty sight.<br /><br />Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24390150332199041292014-07-09T21:26:04.087-05:002014-07-09T21:26:04.087-05:00Oh, Kathleen, "Hymen" - That's hyste...Oh, Kathleen, "Hymen" - That's hysterical.<br /><br />And you're exactly right, we don't need any help to make our own writing mistakes. I'm OCD-ing my way through this manuscript AGAIN while I wait for my editor to go through it, and I'm finding so many no-brainer errors that I'm embarrassed that I sent it to her in that condition. 0_oKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11659634223780642962014-07-09T17:59:22.480-05:002014-07-09T17:59:22.480-05:00I'm one of those that doesn't use spell ch...I'm one of those that doesn't use spell checker either, like Kristy. I used it one time, in a galaxy far, far away, and it did something to the hero's name all the way through--I can't remember what it was, now. After that, I just thought, no, I will trust myself more than this damn computer. LOL <br /><br />Very funny post, Kaye. I will use find and replace, but only if I go to Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24141256054463982582014-07-09T16:47:10.373-05:002014-07-09T16:47:10.373-05:00Kaye, I laughed all the way through this. As if we...Kaye, I laughed all the way through this. As if we don't make enough mistakes on our own! :-D<br /><br />I think Tornado Del Muerto works, actually. Most folks in Tornado Alley have even more colorful descriptors for twisters. ;-)<br /><br />The most amusing spellcheck correction I've ever encountered was a suggested change for an interviewee's name. All the way through an article IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-56392670208514235592014-07-09T16:18:07.101-05:002014-07-09T16:18:07.101-05:00Sarah,
Your statement is so true: "Of course...Sarah,<br /><br />Your statement is so true: "Of course, you have to know you've made a mistake in order to correct it, so things get overlooked at times."<br /><br />We all see it time and again. "Your" for you're. "Suppose to" instead of supposed to. "A whole nuther" instead of another whole. And so forth.<br /><br />I was well into my elementary Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-50378096196614085522014-07-09T16:03:19.854-05:002014-07-09T16:03:19.854-05:00Barbara,
I can imagine spell checker having all ...Barbara, <br /><br />I can imagine spell checker having all sorts of issues with Vietnamese names because it about lost its composure with all the Spanish words in my manuscript. If there are several foreign words/phrases in close proximity, spell check automatically switches to *that* language and then reads the English words as incorrect.<br /><br />Now THAT is annoying. lolKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-41456251158731977312014-07-09T16:00:45.607-05:002014-07-09T16:00:45.607-05:00Kristy,
I don't trust spell checker past its ...Kristy,<br /><br />I don't trust spell checker past its ability to catch blatant errors (doubled words, missed capitalization, etc.) and even then, it's not reliable. *sigh* Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-41815587040629542012014-07-09T15:58:03.928-05:002014-07-09T15:58:03.928-05:00Doris,
Thanks for the well-wishes on the story. I...Doris,<br /><br />Thanks for the well-wishes on the story. I'm so sick of self-editing this story, which I'm still doing even though the story is in the hands of my editor. (Me=OCD with editing) 0_oKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85429503249469473382014-07-09T15:55:05.298-05:002014-07-09T15:55:05.298-05:00Miss Mae,
Yes, it is funny in an exasperating sor...Miss Mae,<br /><br />Yes, it is funny in an exasperating sort of way. lolKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-6974044195051155262014-07-09T15:54:18.143-05:002014-07-09T15:54:18.143-05:00Father Barstool... sounds like a good name for the...Father Barstool... sounds like a good name for the hero in a 1960s biker story. ;-)Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-6066891717525728772014-07-09T13:22:29.359-05:002014-07-09T13:22:29.359-05:00Kaye, you certainly bring up a subject many of us ...Kaye, you certainly bring up a subject many of us have probably experienced with spell and grammar check. Mine doesn't know the appropriate use of "its" vs. "it's". It tries to insert the wrong one all the time. Forget the use of commas; mine doesn't know a comma from a semicolon. <br />I keep a dictionary and my Prentice Hall Handbook For Writers on the desk at Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76526849755157182962014-07-09T12:39:31.638-05:002014-07-09T12:39:31.638-05:00Kaye, it good to know I am not the only one who ge...Kaye, it good to know I am not the only one who gets a little distracted while using spell check and other computer programs for editing. I corrected wouldn't to would nots-couldn'ts to could nots till my eyes crossed. It was also a lot of fun seeing what the program came up with when it edited my Vietnamese names.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61750243741682070732014-07-09T12:25:16.297-05:002014-07-09T12:25:16.297-05:00Kaye,
Very funny post! I have to admit, I never us...Kaye,<br />Very funny post! I have to admit, I never use spell checker. I guess I've never trusted it. But, it's handy for a good laugh.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-56281559678943949162014-07-09T11:29:28.474-05:002014-07-09T11:29:28.474-05:00Oh my, don't you just love that computer progr...Oh my, don't you just love that computer programmers and their machines believe they can change the world one word at at time. (Snort) Still they do provide great moments of laughter, which, when I'm editing are nice breaks.<br /><br />Best on this story as it goes through the 'edits'. Doris Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-56375005852535095332014-07-09T11:09:44.032-05:002014-07-09T11:09:44.032-05:00Hilarious! LOLHilarious! LOLMiss Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245580913844186039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-49920441956716368952014-07-09T05:42:57.719-05:002014-07-09T05:42:57.719-05:00I rather think Father Barstool would be a kick. M...I rather think Father Barstool would be a kick. Maybe you need to give him his own story. :)<br /><br />My silliest text-to-speech error is when I write "c'mon," as in "come on," which is a pretty common contraction in my books. Kindle never heard of it, though, and reads, "see Monday." So it's "See Monday, we'll run those dirty scoundrels into Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com