Have search engines become the new dictionaries?

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 9 September, 2009 to the trends subset

Yes, it’s true Google acts as a dictionary and spell checker of sorts for many people, but care still needs to be taken.
For example it does not always realise a word has been misspelt if enough web pages are using the same incorrectly spelt version of said word, as Google has indexed enough instances [...]

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How do you spell office etiquette?

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 28 November, 2008 to the comment subset

Ten tips that may (or may not) help make working in an office a more rewarding and fulfilling experience (if that is at all possible ;).
Don’t ask co-workers how to spell. Microsoft Word has a spell checker. Use it. Don’t bother your co-workers with such questions. It hampers their productivity and lowers their opinion of [...]

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