MS Junk


MS Junk

Originally published in issue 52 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 2000.

Page:29

Subjects:Microsoft spelling

Agencies:Microsoft MS

When you type ‘liaise with’ in MS Word you get this message:

“MS Word’s dictionary thinks that ‘liaise’ is mispelled and suggests ‘lilies’ as an appropriate correction.” Yes, lilies, the flowers! It also tells you ‘mispelled’ is mispelled though it spells mispelled that way itself in the dictionary message. Then we discovered Microsoft’s dictionary doesn’t recognize the word ‘uncompetitive.’ Now that’s unwise.