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Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 12:18:46 PM
its been too long since school so...

likly or likley ?

did a google and both came up with 25k vs 32k in number of results. I could look it up, but maybe both are good or perhaps its often spelled wrong?
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: VOR on June 26, 2004, 12:37:39 PM
LIKELY

UNLIKELY

:)
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: hawker238 on June 26, 2004, 12:38:21 PM
Likly isn't english.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Lizking on June 26, 2004, 12:39:24 PM
How about likely.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Chairboy on June 26, 2004, 12:39:26 PM
Sweet jesus.

I've got a new website for you: http://www.m-w.com

The google trick would work if, and I emphasis IF, there weren't so many bad spellers.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 01:07:50 PM
of cours its likely :o

When i was in school i had an A in english and almost never did any mistakes at all. I know its been 11 years or so since my last lesson but i feel like im getting worse every day. Must be the internet that has ruined it for me :mad:

Whenever i speak with tourists from GB or the US they ask me if im american and that i speak with a New York accent. They are stunned when i say that i have never lived there. I've spoken alot of english in the navy and with friends of mine from abroad, but almost only use the written language on the internet.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: hawker238 on June 26, 2004, 01:11:25 PM
I got 15 million results for likely.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 01:15:41 PM
I should have known something was wrong when i only got 32k and 25k results on both words since its such a common one.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Sandman on June 26, 2004, 01:30:27 PM
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Originally posted by Chairboy
Sweet jesus.

I've got a new website for you: http://www.m-w.com


...and if you don't like Mirriam Webster, try http://www.dictionary.com
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: J_A_B on June 26, 2004, 01:43:12 PM
http://www.spellcheck.net/  is the one I use for words I'm not sure about.

J_A_B
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 01:45:57 PM
tried J_A_B but nothing came up.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: J_A_B on June 26, 2004, 02:03:58 PM
"likly" is misspelled.

"likely" is spelled correctly.

That's what spellcheck.net told me.


If my above link doesn't work, google for "free online spell checker", it should be the first hit.  If that doesn't work than it's internet wierdness.


J_A_B
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 02:19:46 PM
I have to start paying more attention to my spelling, and it would help if folks around here would point it out if i spell things wrong. I hate it when i get bad spelling habbits. Its ok for a teenager trying to be cool i guess, but for someone closing on 30 its not charming anymore.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Lizking on June 26, 2004, 02:20:47 PM
You spelled your name wrong-it is "Neilson"
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 02:24:43 PM
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Originally posted by Lizking
You spelled your name wrong-it is "Neilson"


rofl, i was under the impression that it was nilson but nielson has also been used. neilson is new to me :D
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: capt. apathy on June 26, 2004, 02:25:50 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
I have to start paying more attention to my spelling, and it would help if folks around here would point it out if i spell things wrong. I hate it when i get bad spelling habbits. Its ok for a teenager trying to be cool i guess, but for someone closing on 30 its not charming anymore.


do not start correcting peoples spelling.  jumping off the topic to correct spelling (you must know what they meant or you wouldn't know it's wrong) is the most annoying thing every.

it's like being in grade school and having to piss immediately, you ask the teacher if you can go to the restroom and she gives you a ten minute lecture on how you should have asked if you MAY go to the restroom.  meanwhile your teeth are floating as you dance up and down while trying to tie a knot in your dick.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 02:29:02 PM
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Originally posted by capt. apathy
do not start correcting peoples spelling.  jumping off the topic to correct spelling (you must know what they meant or you wouldn't know it's wrong) is the most annoying thing every.

it's like being in grade school and having to piss immediately, you ask the teacher if you can go to the restroom and she gives you a ten minute lecture on how you should have asked if you MAY go to the restroom.  meanwhile your teeth are floating as you dance up and down while trying to tie a knot in your dick.


I'm not correcting others, I would just like to be corrected myslelf.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: capt. apathy on June 26, 2004, 02:36:49 PM
try http://www.iespell.com/ it gives you a spell check tab in IE(only English though, I think).

my spelling was always horrible, I was usually the worst speller in my class in school.  it's improved drastically since I can see which words are wrong while it's fresh in my mind.

  it also takes care of the latest problem I've developed, where I get the letters down in the wrong order (another side-effect of last years accident).
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 02:39:08 PM
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Originally posted by capt. apathy
try http://www.iespell.com/ it gives you a spell check tab in IE(only English though, I think).

my spelling was always horrible, I was usually the worst speller in my class in school.  it's improved drastically since I can see which words are wrong while it's fresh in my mind.

  it also takes care of the latest problem I've developed, where I get the letters down in the wrong order (another side-effect of last years accident).


Thx, does it work for mozilla? I have the same problem with getting the letters in the wrong order when i type fast.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: capt. apathy on June 26, 2004, 02:42:40 PM
not sure.

if you go to checksix.com it has a spellcheck tab when you go to the bottom of any thread.  if you click it, it will ask if you want to install the spellchecker into your browser.

that'd probably be the easiest way to check.
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 02:47:40 PM
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Originally posted by capt. apathy
not sure.

if you go to checksix.com it has a spellcheck tab when you go to the bottom of any thread.  if you click it, it will ask if you want to install the spellchecker into your browser.

that'd probably be the easiest way to check.


http://www.checksix.com/?

Can't seem to locate the forums, but im getting drunk... Do you have a direct link
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: capt. apathy on June 26, 2004, 02:48:46 PM
http://forums.checksix.net/
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 02:54:39 PM
guess you have to be logged in, dont remember my password and checksix says that my handle doesnt match my e-mail. Ill just google for the program.

-edit- followed your link :p  and found it to only support IE based browsers. Thx anyway mr. :)
Title: spill over from Nils other thread!
Post by: xrtoronto on June 26, 2004, 03:37:23 PM
have a few more drinks each, and none of us will likely care how to spell the damn word!:lol
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nashwan on June 26, 2004, 03:39:55 PM
You can add a spellchecker to Mozilla:

http://www.sixdifferentways.com/archives/005866.html
Title: Re: spill over from Nils other thread!
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 03:44:19 PM
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Originally posted by xrtoronto
have a few more drinks each, and none of us will likely care how to spell the damn word!:lol


LOL, sign into my "bar". Its getting pretty lonly over there :D
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: Nilsen on June 26, 2004, 03:45:39 PM
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Originally posted by Nashwan
You can add a spellchecker to Mozilla:

http://www.sixdifferentways.com/archives/005866.html


thx :)
Title: what is correct again?
Post by: AWMac on June 26, 2004, 07:03:13 PM
Acccording to Dan Quayle it's "Likely" But we all know it's a rule to drop the "E" before "LY"...

  This is a Gore attempt to overthrow GWB!!!!


:D