Re: uneditable
Re: uneditable
- Subject: Re: uneditable
- From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 17:36:50 -0400
On May 1, 2013, at 5:04 PM, Luther Fuller wrote:
> Off topic, but it did originate with AppleScript.
> (and it may be interesting)
>
> Yesterday, while editing the documentation for Script Bundle Tool, I used the word "uneditable" in TextEdit.
> Spell Checking flagged the word as misspelled. I looked up the word in Dictionary, which asked if I meant "uneatable" or "uneducable". No, I wanted to verify the spelling of "uneditable", but it wasn't in the dictionary.
>
> I went on-line and looked up "uneditable" in about half-dozen dictionaries, but none knew this word! I tried another half-dozen dictionaries with the same result. Mmmmmm!
>
> So, I Googled "uneditable". I found lots of documents using "uneditable" and it means exactly what you and I think it means. It's a very precise common word.
>
> Now, how do I "bug report" a missing word?
You can't. The dictionary is uneditable.
(Zav ducks, Zav runs)
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