On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:40:44 -0800, i18n@... <i18n@...> wrote:

> And also for creating spell checkers that let through words like
> "atrifying" :)

For much of my life, I thought the spelling for a tipless cone was
"frustrum".

What really disappoints me is that homophone checking software is so
rarely used, especially when <flamelet> a significant portion of our
writing population is pathetically ignorant about homophones. </flamelet>

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