Fun With Spellchecks
In which, in a comedy list
format, I tell you the words which this computer’s
spellcheck has become confused
by, in the typing of these publications.
( Somewhat bogglingly, it
knows ‘Betelgeuse’, but not ‘smiley’. Hmm. )
Isabelle > Disabled
Nik Kershaw > Ink Cashew
Floella > Flotilla
Halliwell > Halloween
Tinkerbell > Thinkable
biiiig > boogie
slitty-eyed > slate-eyed
penpal > penal
funk-meisters >
funk-mistress
Arnold Dreyblatt > Arnold
Driblet
moog droog > mug drug
arsed > arced
hippety-hop > whippet-hop
backflips > backslaps
floorspace > foolscap
weebles > weeklies
Skunk Anansie > Skunk
Unionise
Milla Jovich > Mill Divot
VJ’s > VDU’s
hardsell > harmless
playlist > pallets
whatever’s > whitener’s
ligger > linger
b.s. > bus
Boyscout > Boycott
Prada > Prude
Billy Bragg > Billy Barge
s’like > splice
Magnus > Magnesia
Patti Smith > PTA / Patio
Smith
darndest > dragnets
blagger > blazer
Shaheena > Shaman
barnet > baronet
‘I Like Girlz’ >‘I Like
Grills’
Turi Satana > Turf Satan
rhumba > rhombi
muthas > mouths
largin’ it > margin it
Tarquin > Train
Vanessa’s > Vanilla’s
Fergus > Ferrous
trekkie > treelike
Horton > Hotrod
aaaaah> aerate
retro > retire
stickered > stockade
Roddy > Rodeo
Weeeell> Weevil
Elliot’s > Elite’s
Duckula > Ducal
Astoria > Aster
Duran Duran > Durban Durban
SpiceBoy > specify
Kotex > Kate / Kites
DeCadenet > Decadent
Clooney > Colony
Meldrew > Mellower
coverstar > coverts
catsuited > castrated
catsuit > caustic
Artois > Aortas
Christian Slater >
Christian Saltier
Kim Basinger > Kim Banister
Ker-ching > Cherishing
lookalike > localise
Scully > Scaly
apeshit > appetite
Carolgees > Calories
hitlist > hitless
Cabriolet > Carpooled
kewpie > chewy
Houdini > Hooding
groovers > grocers
Bluetonic > Bulletin
vegans > Vegas
Eastwood > Eastward
smiley-face > smelly-face
soundchecking > No
Suggestion
Boyzone > Boozy
Grotty > Gratuity
The Bluetones > The
Bluenose
Crecy > Creaky
Lego > Ego
LaSalle > Lassie
Ponce > Poncho
Proppin’ > Propane
Hangin’ > Handgun
Lube > Lure/Lute
Je t’adore > Joe trader
Ich liebe dich > Itch liege
ditch
Peter Haines > Peter
Highness
Alex Lassoued > Alex Lashed
/ Lassoes
Sam Levacq > No Suggestion
Gadzooks > Gadansk
Mulder > Mulled
Ziggy Starrdust > Piggy
Sturdiest
Portaloos > Portals
Seahorses > Sawhorses
Overarm > Overran
Popstarrs > Postures
Tannoy > Tangy
Woah! > Noah!
Garibaldi > Garbled
Unbothered > Unbuttered
Fabians > Cabins
Becca’s > Beck’s
T’other > Toothier
Waltons > Walloons
Fonz > Fond
Crispin’s > Crispiness
Grunge > Gringo
Razzle > Raze
Damon Albarn > Damn Albert
Flat-chested > Flat-cheated
Alanis Morissette > Alan’s Moistest
and finally these, the overall
winners;
cheapish > teapot
fanbase >fannies
Slammin’ choons > Salmon
chops
Last revised: 14/08/01