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PuerteSitos ?
Awhile back, there were some exchanges regarding the spelling for Puertecitos.
Ayer, I drove down to El Vergel to pick up some abarrotes. Just before you pull into town (heading South), there is a highway sign that says
"Delagacion de Puertesitos". I guess even the Mexicans can't get it straight. The next sign say "Puertecitos".
The interesting thing is that it looks like the sign has been there for quite awhile. First time I've noticed it.
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Bob and Susan
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happens everywhere...
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Roberto
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It's not uncommon to see these kind of mistakes (even by native speakers). Phonetically the two spellings sound identical. Another would be "b" and
"v".
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At Las Palmitas is a hand painted sign: Las Palmytas....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
At Las Palmitas is a hand painted sign: Las Palmytas....
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David, this has got to drive YOU nuts! NO?
Bob H
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MrBillM
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Everywhere
I didn't mean to indicate otherwise. I run into it everyday in El Norte.
Last month I went over to Joshua Tree to pay a traffic ticket at the Courthouse. In the parking lot adjacent to the building curb, there is a
reserved space for "Maintainence". There were two deputies standing outside smoking and I mentioned that there obviously wasn't a literacy test for
County workers. The reply was that they had a hard time arresting literate people. To which I replied, "You're letting the inmates make the
decisions" ? No reply.
At Walmart, Yucca Valley, they have a bunch of Rubbermaid containers on a wall at the return desk, one of which was marked "Stationary". I asked if
that was the only one which remained in the same place when they moved the others around. After a blank stare, one clerk said "that's for office
supplies like notebooks". When I said "that would be spelled "ery", she gave me another blank look, looked at the bin and said "oh". That was months
ago. It hasn't changed.
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Spelling errors--------
---------which brings up the question: is there a way to do "spelling check" on the posts we leave on the NOMADS board???? I could sure use it.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
At Las Palmitas is a hand painted sign: Las Palmytas....
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David, this has got to drive YOU nuts! NO?
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Ha ha Bob... it is fun for me to help fellow gringos spell BAJA PLACE NAMES correctly... Only an educational service for us Baja travelers!
Leading the list: Guerrero Negro, Alfonsina's, Puertecitos, Santo Tomas, San Quintin, Los Barriles... The list goes on and on!  
Bob... How about lunch today at Mariscos Ensenada in Oceanside?
[Edited on 5-21-2006 by David K]
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BA
You can also type it in Word first, do spell check, then cut and paste into your post.
I do that sometimes in Yahoo too. Type it into an email, do a spell check and you are good to go.
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Right next to a large bumper sized dent in an ironwood tree there is a sign that says "CURBA PELIGROSA" going into Guadalupe Canyon.
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Approaching Sonoyta from the east on Mex 2 (in Quitovac, if memory serves), there is an overhead sign for "Sonoita". The next overhead sign says
"Sonoyta".
Either way, I still have a problem remembering how to pronounce it.
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spell checker?
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
---------which brings up the question: is there a way to do "spelling check" on the posts we leave on the NOMADS board???? I could sure use it.
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If you install the Google Tool Bar on your home page it has a spell checker 'ABC Check' that checks any form that you are typing if you click it. It
also has an easy to use or not use 'pop up' blocker.
Stick
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Barry A.
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Thanks, Stick-------I will try that.
Also, thanks to the rest of the folks that tried to help me-----I will explore all my options.
barry
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Spell check is a lazy persons way out. Nothing burns me more than the WRONG word spelled correctly. What.....people don't proofread anymore!?!?!
You see this in business correspondence, menus, ads, you name it!
Complain, complain, complain....jeeeeez....
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Barry A.
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Sculpin---
My problem is that I have been mis-spelling certain words all my life, and it is ingrained. Spell check is a must for me, even tho it is somewhat of
a "lazy" remedy.
But yes, proof reading does take care of most errors, and like you, I don't think folks do that much any more. Big mistake.
Barry
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MrBM, you are one elitist Repugnantan snob. Making fun of minimum-wage sales people who are unaware of the distinction between stationary and
stationery. Putting your superior erudition on public display.
I had somehow assumed you had more class than that.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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MrBillM
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Way to Go, Sarge !
Repugnantan. I like that. I'm glad to see that you've gotten into the spirit of adversarial debate.
I can't say for sure, of course, but it seems like the words "Stationary, Stationery" were encountered at an elementary school level. You are
absolutely right if you think that I lack respect for people who don't meet a minimal level of education. It gets worse. Often, when I encounter a
particular example of witless clerk, I refer to them as "minimum wage marooons". Not too long ago, I addressed a 7/11 clerk that way when she asked
to see my ID to purchase a six-pack because the rules said to check ALL ID. That was an especially egregious example, but like events in the
thousands have occurred over the years.
I know it is contrary to the Liberal Bible to criticize low-wage ignorant people. I can understand that since your political party's success is
dependent on ignorant people, but it is hard to respect adults (other than students, etc) who are still working at minimum wage level jobs. That's
Dumb.
I am not lacking in class. I simply exist in a class all my own.
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It's been there for about 8 months and always generates a smile or two.
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