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Article #17760

Re: Bug in Word 3.01!

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From: Hallett
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1987 08:28
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In article <3410@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP 
       (David Palmer) writes:
>I have had my copy of Word 3.01 for almost an hour now.

Gee, how long has Microsoft been shipping 3.01??  Haven't gotten mine
yet.

>
>Time for a bug report.

See trailer... 8-)

>
>The spelling checker does not recognize the words 'hoses' and 'noses'
>even though they are in the dictionary.  ('roses' and 'poses' are
>recognized however.)  Moreover, the 'suggest'ed replacement for
>'hoses' is 'hoses', but the replacement for 'noses' is noose.

How strange.  Did it work in 3.0?

>
>Oh well, you can have it now, or you can have it right, Real Soon Now.
>How many people out there have paid for Fullwrite?
>

I did.  Got that ad in the mail, send us your WORD 3.0 cover page, the
enclosed coupon and $99 and FullWrite is yours when we ship (early
September).  Also took advantage of the FullPaint-for-$40 coupon,too
(been using the company's copy).

Jeffrey A. Hallett               (hallett@ge-crd.arpa   hallett@desdemona.uucp)
Software Technology Program
General Electric Corporate Research and Development

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If there's something strange            (Sung to tune of "Ghostbusters")
   in your piece of code,
Who ya gonna call?

DE-BUGGER!

If your terminal's stuck
   in graphics mode,
Who ya gonna call?

DE-BUGGER!

I ain't afraid o' no bugs!

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