Re: OT; was RE: AIS-question convention plant

And the real trick, if you truly need to proof something yourself is to read it backwards.

John

On Jul 27, 2004, at 10:53 AM, J. Griffin Crump wrote:

This is why professional writers have their work proofed by others and
why so many of us overlook typographical errors in our e-mail
ransmissions -- because the eye sees what the brain anticipates, and the
writer's brain expects to see what he or she meant to write. But the same
principle works in our favor -- when our mind is used, either by habit or
by training, to look for certain things, we will see them when most others
don't. -- Griff

----- Original Message -----
From: <Autmirislvr@aol.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] RE: AIS-question convention plant


In a message dated 7/27/2004 9:57:04 AM Central Standard Time,
Autmirislvr@aol.com writes:

Sorry, it should have been hatchlings???? (fingers don't work any
more!)

Just goes to show what happens when you fail to run spell check. It
would 
have
caught it.

Have to blame this on the fingers since the brain said hatchlings. <bg>
All
this rain is making them soggy . . . spaghetti fingers!! LOL!

Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6
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