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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:58 AM
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Microsoft Word Now Includes Squiggly Blue Line To Alert When Word Is Too Advanced For Mainstream
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:00 AM
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1. Knowing Word, it probably offers "Sissified" as an alternative.
:rofl:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:01 AM
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2. Oh, that's hilarious!
:rofl:
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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:01 AM
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3. You know that Microsoft is kicking themselves for not thinking of this. NT
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:10 AM
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5. I hear a few dozen programmers hard at work now.
Edited on Mon Mar-21-11 11:17 AM by Pacifist Patriot
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:02 AM
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4. OMG, had I not seen it was from onion I would have believed it..LOL....n/t
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:27 AM
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6. What is mainstream?
Edited on Mon Mar-21-11 11:41 AM by liberal N proud
But MS word does have several squigglies for different things. Green is gramar or too many spaces.
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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:30 AM
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7. Had to cut off the last part of the title
Audience follows.
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ehrnst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:41 AM
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8. The FoxNews app... (nt)
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:43 AM
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9. There needs to be a browser bullshit meter.
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d_r Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:43 AM
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10. word is so superannuated
I'm sure macs could do this years ago
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varkam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:45 AM
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11. From the headline in the OP, I thought this was legit.
Hahaha...sign of the times I guess
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Urban Prairie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:53 AM
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12. I know what to call that blue squiggly line for "10 dollar" words...Palinized n/t
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