Subject: Re: [xsl] OT: Shakespeare and spell checking (was Text processing on XSLT 2.0) From: "M. David Peterson" <m.david.x2x2x@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:07:17 -0600 |
> It's wrong to use a spell checker on Shakespeare's works, because: > A) Standardized spelling didn't exist in his time > B) He's Shakespeare and you're not Thats a great quote Jay! Im adding it as quote of the day as soon as I send this. Just to "second the motion", thank you Dimitre and Dr. Kay! This is amazing work pure and simple! On Apr 4, 2005 4:05 PM, JBryant@xxxxxxxxx <JBryant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A comment I can't resist: > > It's wrong to use a spell checker on Shakespeare's works, because: > A) Standardized spelling didn't exist in his time > B) He's Shakespeare and you're not > > (No offense meant, of course - a comment made purely in jest) > > On a more serious note, hats off to both Dimitre and Mike for FXSL and > Saxon - excellent work. > > Jay Bryant > Bryant Communication Services > (presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies) > (and founder and first President of the University of Wyoming Shakespeare > Society) > > Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 04/04/2005 04:44 PM > Please respond to > xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To > xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > cc > > Subject > Re: [xsl] Text processing on XSLT 2.0 > > At 04:56 PM 4/4/2005, you wrote: > >Among the unknown words are such nice words as: > > > >affordeth > >affrighted > >ariseth > >arithmetician > >arrivance > >bethink > >betimes > >bewhored > > ... why I almost never use a spell-checker -- they never know my > favorites! > > (Seriously -- that's some pretty impressive work going on over there.) > > Cheers, > Wendell > > ====================================================================== > Wendell Piez mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Mulberry Technologies, Inc. http://www.mulberrytech.com > 17 West Jefferson Street Direct Phone: 301/315-9635 > Suite 207 Phone: 301/315-9631 > Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301/315-8285 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing in SGML and XML > ====================================================================== > > -- <M:D/> :: M. David Peterson :: XML & XML Transformations, C#, .NET, and Functional Languages Specialist
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