# My spell-checker knows who you really are! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 27, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310 "2006-02-27T14:16:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/81 "2006-02-27T23:10:21Z")
> [@dog butler](#): > > Well, you could be a **dog butler**. 🙂 What did you expect? Monkey butler? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/82 "2006-02-27T23:11:10Z")
Let’s see what it does with mine. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/83 "2006-02-27T23:15:19Z")
> [@Lura](#): > > Let’s see what it does with mine. For some reason, Spell Check sez you are a river in Italy. Perhaps it’s the Depends. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/84 "2006-02-27T23:30:04Z")
taber would like to know what the mighty spellchecker has to say about him ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/85 "2006-02-27T23:30:46Z")
Bam! ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/86 "2006-02-27T23:53:34Z")
Bet it’ll have something exciting to say about me. Then again, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/87 "2006-02-27T23:54:28Z")
Try me next! ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/88 "2006-02-27T23:59:55Z")
:raises hand: ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/89 "2006-02-28T00:08:39Z")
… and Robert John wonders about **rjk**. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/90 "2006-02-28T00:39:09Z")
Let’s see if the almight Spell Checker is powerful enough to break my name up into its proper parts. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/91 "2006-02-28T04:32:11Z")
I’ll give it a whirl too ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/92 "2006-02-28T06:45:34Z")
Hey, is this the line for Springsteen tickets? Oh, it’s not! Well, it still looks like a queue full of interesting folks, so add me to the ranks of those seeking revelation from the mighty Spell Checker. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/93 "2006-02-28T06:46:02Z")
I’d really like to see what it has to say about an Amazon Floozy Goddess. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/94 "2006-02-28T06:52:41Z")
I’m scared. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/95 "2006-02-28T07:08:35Z")
I demand to be let on this bandwagon. I wonder, is that a wagon on which musicians ride, or a wagon with structural bands of some sort, or perhaps a wagon used to carry the supplies of a small group of raiders. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/96 "2006-02-28T12:49:44Z")
Spellcheckers often change “Hal Briston” to “Hall Bristol”. Let’s see if we get anything different from yours… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/97 "2006-02-28T13:09:45Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > Taber would like to know what the mighty spellchecker has to say about him The Magic Spell Checker sez you are from a town in Calgary, Canada, so you should always capitalize Taber, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/98 "2006-02-28T13:12:04Z")
> [@Service](#): > > Bam! Hey Gorgeous, get me a another cup o’ mud and a piece o’ pie, thanks, I love ya! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/99 "2006-02-28T13:15:46Z")
> [@Tick](#): > > Bet it’ll have something exciting to say about me. > Then again, probably not. \*SPOOOOOON!!! \* Spell Checker sez you make him a little itchey. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/100 "2006-02-28T13:17:22Z")
> [@calmer](#): > > Try me next! Spell Checker sez you need to go to your happy place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310.md?page=6)