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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010Spelling checkers again.
Hello All! I misspelled "imminent" as "immnent" and the Microsoft Word spell checker suggested "imminent" or "immanent". I have to admit I was surprised and went to the OED to find: Immanent : Indwelling, inherent; actually present or abiding in; remaining within. Imminent: 1. Of an event, etc. (almost always of evil or danger): Impending threateningly, hanging over one's head; ready to befall or overtake one; close at hand in its incidence; coming on shortly. I had forgotten completely about "immanent", tho' Emanuel Kant did not.  SignatureJames Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not On Feb 5, 1:19 pm, "James Silverton" <not.jim.silver...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hello All! > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I had forgotten completely about "immanent", tho' Emanuel Kant did not. It's amazing that it can't unscramble some letters for the right word. I think it only looks at the first three letters and works from there. I dunno. I never stop to correct spelling as I type, but go back with the checker and laugh at the things it can't figure out. Or try words with two acceptable spellings, like 'tumbril' and see what it does with those. > I never stop to correct spelling as I type, but go back with the > checker and laugh at the things it can't figure out. Or try words > with two acceptable spellings, like 'tumbril' and see what it does > with those. In a much earlier version of Word, I ran a spell-check on a document containing the name Alistair Chalmers, and it suggested I change it to "alligator charmer". I was tempted to let it make the change. ;-) SignatureAndy Clews University of Sussex *** Remove DENTURES if replying by email *** James Silverton set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time continuum: > Immanent : Indwelling, inherent; actually present or abiding in; > remaining within. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I had forgotten completely about "immanent", tho' Emanuel Kant did not. "Imminent" is most familiar in the UK in the context of gale warnings, ones which are rather more urgent than "expected soon". "Immanent" finds little use outside the Church. Very likely most people would get them muxed ip. Signatureξ:) Proud to be curly Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply >"Imminent" is most familiar in the UK in the context of gale warnings, ones >which are rather more urgent than "expected soon". "Immanent" finds little >use outside the Church. Well, for given values of "church". The average neo-Pagan is familiar with the concept. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ >>"Imminent" is most familiar in the UK in the context of gale warnings, ones >>which are rather more urgent than "expected soon". "Immanent" finds little >>use outside the Church. > >Well, for given values of "church". The average neo-Pagan is familiar >with the concept. This neo-Pagan is vaguely familiar with the concept but not the word, immanent, until now. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE > James Silverton set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time > continuum: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > which are rather more urgent than "expected soon". "Immanent" finds little > use outside the Church. Very likely most people would get them muxed ip. Growing up during "The Winter of Discontent" the word "imminent" was fixed in my vocabulary the time the man on the TV local news said "power cuts are imminent", followed immediately by the lights (and TV) going off. SignatureOnline waterways route planner | http://canalplan.eu Plan trips, see photos, check facilities | http://canalplan.org.uk |
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