Rant about spelling!

[Julie]

Hi - I've stayed silent for years here not wanting to correct people, but it's driving me nuts, so will say it once now and forever be quiet in future...

The word "Artifact" refers to pieces of e.g. pottery, etc. dug up by archaeologists...

The word "Artefact" refers to 'junk' recording results on e.g. EEGs, or other similar testing machines and I believe it's the word you really want to use most of the time when referring to such results... but y'all use 'artifact' and I can't be silent any longer!

[OkyDoky]

I believe artifact is the word used for years in my experience. Check out this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact_(error) In other dictionaries it may not be the first use of the word but it is there.

[cnaumann]

Sez who?

[TangledHose]

Although you are up North you have to remember that this is an American board.....in American dictionaries "Artifact" is the preferred spelling, both spellings are acceptable. In Eurpean dictionaries "Artefact" is preferred, however they also list "Artifact" as an acceptable spelling.

The word comes from the Latin "Arte" and "Factum"

In the U.S. You will always see it spelled "Artifact" ......you'll just have to get used to it

[Sircadian]

Don't go nuts over the little stuff, things aren't black and white here, there is a 'grey' area ... or is it 'gray'

[LSAT]

Don't go nuts over the little stuff, things aren't black and white here, there is a 'grey' area ... or is it 'gray'

You are right...and..there are 15 shades of it

[OkyDoky]

Just the interesting lingo of language development, or destruction depending upon your point of view.

[chunkyfrog]

I am irritated by blatant misspellings foisted on me by autocorrect.
So I turned it off!

[TangledHose]

Don't go nuts over the little stuff, things aren't black and white here, there is a 'grey' area ... or is it 'gray'

It's not "little stuff"......they are "Artifacts".........and we go "Nutz" not Nuts

[chunkyfrog]

TH, you are a SCREAM!

[TangledHose]

I have an excuse.......above average number of Hypopneas last night




Is the plural form "Hypopneas" or "Hypopneae"..........I am so confused!

[palerider]

I am irritated by blatant misspellings foisted on me by autocorrect.
So I turned it off!

you mean 'autoincorrect', don't you?

[BlackSpinner]

The word comes from the Latin "Arte" and "Factum"

So basically not English and I will wait for some ancient Roman to show up with their complaints of cultural appropriation and to correct the spelling.

[Goofproof]

I am irritated by blatant misspellings foisted on me by autocorrect.
So I turned it off!

True and I just moved from a tab 2 to a note pro, it's even worse. If you spell it correctly and press return it will change the word to a misspelled one. JIM

[Elle]

I have a life threatening illness. I no longer care about other people's grammar and spelling. So much easier on the blood pressure....perspective.