So, why does the DU spellchecker find "Repukes" as a misspell?

[zbdent]

Inquiring minds want to know ...

[Skinner]

1. Because it's not a word. (nt)

[zbdent]

10. ;)

but it is getting more and more common (I was being facetious in the original post ...)

Sorry ... should have been posted in DU lounge, really ...

[John Q. Citizen]

2. It finds Repos as a misspell also. But I don't mind. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

3. It's a politically correct dictionary.

Other words it refuses to recognize:

Repug
Knuckledragger
O'Liely
Bushit
Chimperor
Clenis

There are surely more...

[DainBramaged]

4. Knuckledragger

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :spray:

[treestar]

5. LOL, you can get some computer programs to recognize

words, maybe DU can't, but such a program could get it to recognize certain words - I guess it does the same for "moran" and "screwn?"

Which means Freeperville has no spellchecker, or the freepers rarely use it.

[cboy4]

6. Could you imagine the chaos if we altered the spell check

to accommodate the words we copy to mock the poor learning skills of the Repukes?

"moran" "internets" etc....

[rock]

7. Substitute republics

[madokie]

8. I've been using Iespell, its a right click and with options of a dictionary and wipipedia

and it allows you to add words which I like because I barely can make myself type republican so I type repuke and iespell accepts that

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. Because Skinner is secretly a FREEPER!!

THIS IS HUGH!11!!@! :sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm:


Haven't we got better things to ask?

[treestar]

11. We are definitely screwn!

Wouldn't it be horrid to find out that is actually a past participle of screw, or was in the middle ages or something?

:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:

[MrPrax]

12. Firefox...?

I use the one in the new Firefox 2.0 -- I can just add to dictionary so the squiggly red lines disappear. It's understandable that a dictionary used by the public won't necessarily include colloquials. But dictionaries you use in outlook, office or Firefox are customizable, so add away.

But the DU 'check spelling' is sensitive to Canadian spellings and words; it doesn't think 'labour' is wrong or it doesn't try to hyphenate chesterfield!! (more of that 'projection of American power' :eyes:)

A lot of online dictionaries do oppress 'u' (yuk yuk yuk)