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How good is abseiling?

bob

23-Oct-2003
4:26:49 PM

yer i wouldnt mined having a read to it thats ok

on the spelling thing it might be benafichal to set up a spell checking program so arther you typ a posed it checks it and like mricrosoft wored then gives you the opshon of slecting one of the sugestions to replace it

bob


Rich

23-Oct-2003
4:29:33 PM

What you should maybe do bob is type it in word first, run the spellchecker, then cut and paste it on chockstone. just an idea..


GG

23-Oct-2003
4:35:00 PM

Quote:
"Ah, hello there Bob, you young roister-doister, you. Ah, you look a likely sort of lad
for tricks and sports and all sorts of jolly, rosy cheap capering, eh. Of course you do,
and more besides, I warrant thee, young scamp."


Scratch

23-Oct-2003
4:38:18 PM

quote "I've got a problem with my manservant."


nmonteith

23-Oct-2003
4:39:03 PM

Bob, do you actually read back what you type? Sometimes whole sentences have perfect spelling then it just plummets to incomprehensible (I ran the spell check on that one!) rubbish.

bne

23-Oct-2003
7:09:07 PM

is extreme abseiling as good as extreme belaying?
i took a pretty hardcore belay fall a few weeks ago...

Bruce

23-Oct-2003
7:39:01 PM

Bob's spelling is fine if you can think of how it phonetically sounds, it just takes a second and ignoring a few spelling rules (maybe saying it aloud) to see what he means.


..::- Chris -::..

24-Oct-2003
8:21:59 AM

Bob, I can understand what you type, also I agree with Neil about reading over your post before you post it. However if you want to spell check your posts.

Follow these 10 steps, and you will find your spelling will improve the more
you read. (Take it from someone who struggles with spelling)

1. Open Microsoft Word in the background,
2. Browse to the forum section you want to post,
3. Click post / reply.
4. Click on the Microsoft word Tab at the bottom of the screen (i.e. next to "start" Button)
5. Once in word type your post, when finished hit the "F7" key at the top of the Keyboard (this invokes the spell checker)
6. Once the spell check is finished, quickly read through the text for one last check.
7. Then with the mouse, highlight all the text and hit (Ctrl-C) which copies the text.
8. Click back to the forum by clicking the "Internet explorer" tab at the bottom of your screen.
9. Click the mouse into the blank post box (i.e. where you would type your post) and hit Ctrl-V. This will paste all the text from word into the forum box.
10. Quickly read through it and click OK.


GG

24-Oct-2003
10:22:44 AM

Young Bob you Troll!

(removed)

24-Oct-2003
12:51:07 PM

On 23/10/2003 Gareth wrote:
>Quote:
>"Ah, hello there Bob, you young roister-doister, you. Ah, you look a likely
>sort of lad
>for tricks and sports and all sorts of jolly, rosy cheap capering, eh.
>Of course you do,
>and more besides, I warrant thee, young scamp."
>
I'm sure this Bob is actually male


GG

24-Oct-2003
1:28:37 PM

Quote:
"Yes. Well, I cannot spend all day gossiping. I'm a busy man. As far as this case is
concerned I have now had time to think it over and I can strongly recommend a course
of leeches."


Scratch

24-Oct-2003
2:15:30 PM

"Yes. I 'll pop a couple down my codpiece before I go to bed ?"

24-Oct-2003
2:18:39 PM

On 24/10/2003 Gareth wrote:
>Young Bob you Troll!

He's not a troll. He was at the Gathering last Saturday.


GG

24-Oct-2003
2:34:01 PM

So he's not a supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch?

...... I just felt that Bob was having a bit of fun with the phonetic spelling. Hence my silly quotes!

I know a couple of genuine dyslexics.

"There really is a dog!"

-Gareth

bob

26-Oct-2003
8:04:21 PM

Hay I just got home from Sumer day valley good weekend went over to climb threadneedle 130m 10. On Grey and Green walls near Taipan wall to day, started to lead the 2nd pitch and to put it nicely "I don’t like parergon falcula’s"

Any way
1. Yes I am male and human
2. Troll?
3. Thanks fore the spelling help/idea

Bob

bob

26-Oct-2003
8:07:04 PM

O we abseiled off to get away from the brides they went happy to see climbers

Bob (add that in cause this topic is about abseiling)


nmonteith

27-Oct-2003
9:22:40 AM

"brides they went happy?" - makes perfect sense to me.

Dalai

27-Oct-2003
9:48:53 AM

Neil, try - birds, they weren't happy. The downfall of the spell check in word is only the spelling is checked, not whether the option chosen is the correct word for the sentence.

Bob, understood and welcome aboard.

In regards to the Troll reference, it is an oft used forum term to describe someone making posts intentionally trying to incite a response.
For example - if I were to make a post - all trad climbs at Arapiles should be retrobolted...


Rupert

27-Oct-2003
10:00:12 AM

On 27/10/2003 Dalai wrote:
>For example - if I were to make a post - all trad climbs at Arapiles should
>be retrobolted...

...and then we would all jump up and down and write all sorts of hurtful things.. and so it goes!


..::- Chris -::..

27-Oct-2003
10:00:39 AM

Spell checker works however you need to read the words to check them,

"Birds, they weren't happy"

Spelling has improved, just the choice of words needs improving.

Anyways well done Bob!!! you've done me proud ** Wipes tear from eye **
I met you at the Gathering...... ** Sniff **, pointed you to your first climb for
the day..... ** Sniff, Tear ** , taught you how to use spell checker.......
Your all grown up now, **sniff , sniff wipes tears from eyes **

It's time for you Bob to be released, time for you to spread your wings,
fly bob fly, fly as far into the internet as you can go.... Join forums, post
topics and spell up a storm.........

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