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Computer Aided Typology
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Jan 6, 2002
Many years ago, I used to teach Desktop Publishing. One of our "tests" was a carefully crafted three-column newsletter containing general news and obituaries. The student would be given the file, and told that the "house style" had changed from three to four columns, and that they had to reformat the page accordingly.
The criterion for passing was for the student to notice (and do something about) the fact that a moving obituary to "John Doe, therapist" would always line break as "John Doe, the- rapist"... 
Computer Aided Typology
Lighthousegirl - back on board Posted Jan 6, 2002
* giggles *
(as an ex Speech Therapist I really appreciate this one)
Computer Aided Typology
Ugi - Keeper of typos & spelling errers - MAT (see A575912) Posted Jan 7, 2002
We must come up with some sort of recognition for this!
Could I suggest the title:
Computer
Aided
Typology
And
Spellchecking
Trainer to
Researchers and
Online
Publishers
(Hyphenation
Expert)
Ugi
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Computer Aided Typology
- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 6, 2002)
- 2: Lighthousegirl - back on board (Jan 6, 2002)
- 3: Ugi - Keeper of typos & spelling errers - MAT (see A575912) (Jan 7, 2002)
- 4: Lighthousegirl - back on board (Jan 7, 2002)
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