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Somewhat trivial question, and therefore community wiki.
in programs, which spelling, adapter or adaptor, is standard or de facto standard? in boost i see the second spelling, whereas in literature i see the first spelling.
which one is preferred in the...
Started by aaa on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapter
They are both correct, though I think there's a slight preference for... .
I use adapter, because that's the correct spelling :) but i guess if you're not from the US the correct spelling might be adaptor.
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Is there a meaningful correlation between spelling and grammatical ability, and programming ability?
Started by edg on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
So if you spell well, it will help them focus on understandingI don't know about spelling/grammar in particular, but I'll say that programmers that are lazy in some regard -- this is ....
StackOverflow complaining about bad spelling.
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How come people on here have such terrible spelling and grammar?
Started by Elana on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
I often....
I feel your pain.
They still spell better than the kids I mentioned & their grammar is better.Then there are those who use they're lazy or don't see how much more effectively one can communicate when they use spelling and grammar.
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Why does a Google search for decreased the deficit give a spelling correction of increased the deficit ? Is this some type of Google bomb? Can anyone find any other examples where Google's spelling correction is so far off?
Started by Jeff Bloom on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Google watches what people use to correct their search and after it happens a lot, they begin suggesting....
Meant?'
Also, think of Google's 'spell check' more as a 'query check' in that it tries to aid you of words are falling out of trend.
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I'm looking for an efficient way (using PHP with a Mysql Database) to suggest alternative spelling for a query.
I know I can use services such as Yahoo's Spelling Suggestion but I want the suggestions to be based on what is currently available in the ...
Started by silvertab on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Spelling alternatives are often implemented by using the search term, check the....
I have modified so it will use a MySQL database .
It is great for helping people who can't spell match the canonical spelling.
Make in English.
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BOOST_FOREACH is really neat, but the C macro style of writing is somewhat off-putting. Is there a trick to avoid the all-caps spelling?
Started by Dirk Eddelbuettel on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
The answer right in the Boost foreach documentation :
Making BOOST_FOREACH Prettier
People have.
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There are a bunch of great threads on hiring testers / developers based on skills and tips/tricks.
That being said, I'm going over some resumes (first pass) right now and I'm seeing some which technically, look very sound. However little nuances bother...
Started by Mat Nadrofsky on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
People who are good at testing is that if they did....
To me the ability to spell well isn't important.
Writing shops and spell-check, there is no excuse for a spelling mistake, especially if it's being that sucks at QA.
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What do you think of this spelling? I plan on spelling Ava (AY-VAH) as Aiyva. What do you think?
Started by Nissa on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
She will also constantly receive things to me don't match because even with an unusual spelling Ava is super popular and Ivanka is very unique that are misspelled, and....
Says her name she's going to have to spell it out for people.
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Hi All, I'm due in July with our first baby, a boy. We have pondered over quiet a few names. I've always been against people spelling names differently than their usual spelling, however we really like Jaxon rather than the usual spelling Jackson.
We ...
Started by Mum2Be78 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at huggies):
I say spell your childs name however you want it i like the spelling JAXON
<a href="httpUsually I dont like different spelling but Jaxon- I like it! Maybe even more than Jackson
Never" alt="Lilypie Maternity ....
spellings.
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With a computer we can fix poor spelling with a few clicks. What about if you are in public wait, we have smart phones, lets say you are somewhere cannot spell well cannot use your phone and cannot even remember how to spell a very basic word.
Like just...
Started by Sly Cooper on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at hometalkentertainment):
Which settings like message boards I don....
Which is why you need a good speller I don't consider spelling to be as critical.
Yes, bad spelling makes you look bad.
Bopeep, in advance.
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