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Dear Porn Authors[*] Who Think Spellcheck Is A Substitute For Proofreading[**],

Regarding anatomy ... perineum ≠ peritoneum. Really. When you pick the wrong one, even when you spell it correctly so the computer doesn't flag it for you, and even if I'm pretty sure which one you mean, wow is that ever distracting.

If you're really confused, wikipedia has pictures that make the difference clear. Spare future readers the kinds of mental images that kept popping into my head when you used the wrong word, okay?

sincerely,
-- not a doctor but I might dress up as a lexicographer for Hallowe'en

[*] Deliberately un-named.

[**] I'm not really sure whether automated spell-check is being used as a substitute for a proofreader, as a substitute for a dictionary[***], or both.

[***] ... or Google or Wikipedia or m-w.com or ...

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posted by [identity profile] thnidu.livejournal.com at 04:32pm on 2009-09-26
That's why I call them spellchuckers.
 
posted by [identity profile] en-ki.livejournal.com at 07:46pm on 2009-09-26
I believe I posted a while back about my favorite, "virile" -> "viral". I thought at first that it was a bug chaser thing.
 
posted by [identity profile] blastedheath.livejournal.com at 11:29pm on 2009-09-26
My personal favourites are 'taunt' and 'mid drift'. 'Guilt' comes a distant third.

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