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Isn't Daytona A Real Word? Not According To Spell Check

By Midori Miller

Services for Real Estate Pros with Talk 2 Midori, LLC BK645709

December 07, 2009 11:03 PM

Spell check has really changed in the past few years...you can find terms such as Google, Facebook and ActiveRain all in spell check...that's nice...but I have two questions.

Can ActiveRain Add Words To Spell Check?

I ask this because I rely on spell check heavily...not because I can't spell...alright...sometimes I miss a letter or two.... Can I use the excuse that I type fast?

Ha...I'm going to! :)

Which leads me to the second question...

Why isn't Daytona included?

There are over 3,330,000 Google searches for Daytona and sometimes when I type at the speed of lightening I spell it wrong...just about every time that I type it!

It sounds kinda silly but when you type Daytona enough...you come up with all kinds of ways to spell it..and darn if spell check doesn't suggest the correct way to spell it because it can't..according to spell check Daytona is not a word!

Even if you spell it right...guess what the red line surfaces! How about you are there words in spell check that you use regularly that no matter what you do...spell check tells you its wrong? Look at that red lines everywhere!

Midori Miller is a licensed Florida REALTOR, BK645709. Proud member of the Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS and trains real estate agents. Midori is also an Activerain Ambassador and is a real estate copywriter/SEO writer for International Web Media.

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Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty

Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL

Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

I am with you here. I can not understand why the spell checkers don't just import the index to an atlas!

Dec 07, 2009 11:15 PM

Morgan Evans

Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY

LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

There is a lot of jargon we use here in Manhattan that is specific to us and I find myself going through the same steps you do, the same words over and over.

Dec 08, 2009 12:41 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Midori - great point. There are a bunch of words that ought to be added. It took forever to get BLOG and MLS added. Blogging was another. I would be nice, if they won't or can't allow people to add to the directory to set up a way for folks to make suggestions.

But quite frankly, I would prefer they fix the proxy error issue over just about anything else.

Jeff

Dec 08, 2009 02:48 AM

Leslie Prest

Leslie Prest, Prest Realty, Sales and Rentals in Payson, AZ - Payson, AZ

Owner, Assoc. Broker, Prest Realty, Payson,

Yeah, it red lines my town name, too. I just ignore it on the words I know are right.

Dec 08, 2009 04:22 AM

Liz Loadholt

Liz Loadholt- AgentOwned Realty- Covering SC - Mount Pleasant, SC

Realtor--Broker-in-charge - Trainer--Relocation Director Covering SC

Midori ---- I agree -- maybe Active Rain can ad the category "add to dictionary" to the list of words -- then, at least, you only have to be sure you typed it correctly the first time.

Dec 08, 2009 08:03 AM

The Somers Team

The Somers Team at KW Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA

Delivering Real Estate Happiness

I think "Midori" should be added as well : )

Dec 08, 2009 08:42 AM

Sally K. & David L. Hanson

EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI

WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Be glad you are spelling Daytona...not Wauwautosa, Waukesha and Oconomowoc....not there is a challenge for any spell checker !

Dec 08, 2009 11:00 AM

Dec 08, 2009 11:01 AM

Lane Bailey

Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA

Realtor & Car Guy

Daytona should be a word... Seriously... the track should be enough to elevate it to word worthiness... and the fact that SEVERAL Chrysler cars have been called Daytona. I decree that Daytona is now a word...

Dec 08, 2009 01:00 PM

Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL

Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

Midori,

It is funny yu wrote abut it. Every time I run a spell checker and see those red lines, I have to read it slowly to see if it just because the spell checker does not know it, or I simply made a mistake.

@Lane - and what about Rolex Daytona? Should be enough reason to put it on the map.

Dec 10, 2009 04:08 PM

Lisa Hill

Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach Real Estate

That always annoys me too. You'd think with the popularity of Daytona Beach, the spell check would recognize Daytona. And I'm with you on the typing fast. I do the exact same thing. AND, this keyboard has problems with the letter "i". It frequently misses the lower cose i, and when I type an upper case I, it usually adds a lower case i after it >.<

Dec 14, 2009 02:33 AM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Jeff is right. Blog, blogging, blogged were not in the spell check. Guess what "Blogged" still is not.

Dec 16, 2009 06:45 AM

Isn't Daytona A Real Word? Not According To Spell Check

Can ActiveRain Add Words To Spell Check?

Ha...I'm going to! :)

Why isn't Daytona included?

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