More to come later, but I am doing a little freelancing right now (read: I am writing boring science recaps) and keep having to write the word buoyancy.
For whatever reason, my mind has a block against the correct spelling of this word. This happens to me sometimes, with words, and for the life of me, I cannot remember how to spell them. I usually resort to looking them up every time, or trying to just rapidtype! the word and let spellcheck get it later. But the rapidtype! never really works for me (see: any post I've ever written on OCD) and I always end up going back to correct it right then. This gets old.
So for now, every time I come to another sentence where I have to reference how well something floats in the water, I have been thinking to myself " BOO OH YAN CEE. Boo oh yan cee! Booohyancee."
And then I write "buoyancy". Hopefully this little technique will not accidentally leak over into my speaking abilities. I already live in Texas. Let's not get ridiculous.
Ahh yes living in Texas does that to you!! Seriously! ( ok I wouldn't normally tell anyone this but it took me 4 tries to get seriously right) Its all the red meat! lol I'm in the lovely Houston outskirts of Sugarland! Damnit I know I forgot to lock somethig be back later!
Posted by: CJ | September 07, 2006 at 05:49 PM
i don't understand why you're writing science recaps. please explain.
Posted by: heather | September 07, 2006 at 06:14 PM
Ahem, Heather. I am, as I think I stated, freelance writing.
Doesn't that sound more important than "writing school curriculum science recaps for extra money"?
Yeah, let's just go with the freelancing.
Posted by: elise | September 07, 2006 at 09:33 PM
I personally find that when I can't spell a word such as the one you wrote, writing it like this:
bdfaldskfjl;dksjf;ksdancy
helps.
Posted by: Sarcastic Journalist | September 07, 2006 at 10:54 PM
I'll try it!
If nothing else, it would totally f**k the spellcheck.
Posted by: elise | September 07, 2006 at 11:34 PM
Living in Texas IS enough to cripple anyone's speech. That's a fact.
Posted by: wordgirl | September 08, 2006 at 12:05 PM
OCD or nOCD, you've got to admit that those red squiggly lines are eyesores that cannot be ignored by even the most haphazard writers. I think in the new version of microsoft word they should mark misspelled words in a more gentle manner, maybe a pastel.
Posted by: Nathan | September 08, 2006 at 12:55 PM
I agree with the red line thing! That drives me nuts. Especially when I'm returning emails and it shows all the mistakes the person who sent me the email made, its hard not to fix it before I reply! You think Texas messes up your speech!?! Try going from Missouri to SOUTHERN Louisiana. Sometimes I don't think these people are even speaking English.
Posted by: Liz (Mom Unscripted) | September 08, 2006 at 04:01 PM