Spell-check: Woah there, buddy, this thing says “addendums”.
Me: I know.
SC: That’s not right…
Me: I know. Ignore.
SC: It says “addendums” here, too.
Me: I can’t deviate from the original. Even when the original is wrong. Ignore.
SC: You must mean addenda or maybe addendum’s?
Me: No, it says addendums.
SC: But it’s wrong.
Me: I know.
SC: Fix it. Agendums?
Me: No. Addendums.
SC: What’s wrong with you?
Me: They are paying the company to pay me to make our employment contracts match the original. The original says “addendums.”
SC: You’re not even allowed to fix what you and any semi-literate individual knows?
Me: Nope.
SC: Sounds like your job would be a lot easier without a brain.
Me: Sometimes.
SC: Being a lowly spellcheck, I never thought I would ever say this, but I feel sorry for you.
Me: Your sympathy is greatly appreciated.
SC: How about addends?
Me: Ignore All.
SC: What in tarnation is a “Emploeye”?
Me: Something we can correct.
SC: Thank goodness…
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This is a test.
Comment by trumwill — June 10, 2010 @ 5:13 pm
Also a test.
Comment by trumwill — June 10, 2010 @ 5:27 pm