Loose Parts by Dave Blazek for May 12, 2023

Interestng

Like the curio shop that hung his sign upside down. Passersby used to come in to tell him some prankster flipped his sign. Sales went up with the foot traffic.

There’s a lot of pedantical people out there.

Or at least use Spell Check

But all the wall charts show they’re not doing all that well.

If you can’t spell, a dictionary is of limited valew.

I tried using an AI tool to write a cover letter. It did an amazingly good job.

Then I had to edit it to remove the buzz words and what I consider business world clichés and then make it look like my style of writing which is more terse.

But at least it spelled all the words correctly.

They can tell the CEO that they received hundreds of suggestions and that they will all be implemented.

While you’re at it, get. Thesaurus too!

What is this Dictionary of which you speak?

? and ?

Way to deflect. That suggestion box would work well in Illinois. “What is the best weigh to cut run-away spending and taxes?

XD!

The “g” is missin’.

They’re also being sued for harassment for sending Email massages.

Duh? Help, I flat out don’t get it??? OH da m n! The devil is in the details, got it, son of a g u n, that is very sneaky and underhanded and very funny, after I got it…

As a proofreader, in that situation, I might have offered the same suggestion — or I would have advised them to hire a proofreader.

As for the weisenheimers with all the jokes built around the issue of how you look up a word if you can’t already spell it, a dictionary is a tool. We still need teachers and parents to teach us and explain things.

(Sorry, I’m a little touchy when it comes to dictionaries — I like them. I bought my first one from the school book club (Arrow? Scholastic?) when I was ten years old, and although these days I tend to look up spelling questions on line, I still have to have one on my bookshelf.)