"It looks like you're typing a merlin_holidays fic"

[corilannam]

You know what I really need? An autocorrect in Word that will fix it every time I type "Melrin" instead of "Merlin." Which is every. single. time.

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[rotrude.livejournal.com]

If you find it give me a call...

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

I shall. I'm pretty sure I can go in and create a custom autocorrect without much trouble, but I can barely remember to go turn off the smartquotes.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I do that, too!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Haha, glad it's not just me!

[wanderhomeagain.livejournal.com]

Oh. Yeah.

My iPhone does autocorrect now if I type gwaine instead of Gwaine. :D I LOVE IT. AND AM FRIGHTENED OF IT ALL AT ONCE.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

That is slightly frightening and yet very convenient!

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

Ah haha. <3

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. *sigh*

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

This week I had to write a bunch of health articles and I could not spell exercise once A SINGLE GODDAMNED TIME. Not once. I think my Word was ready to read out and punch me in the nose after the 56560900 little squiggly red line.

[planejane.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too! And Arhtur.

Melrin's quite a cute name though. I wonder if I wrote a whole fic about a boy called Melrin if anyone would notice ...

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Hee! Let's try it and find out! I've certainly seen instances of it in posted fic before (hopefully not mine, but you never know....)

[novemberlite.livejournal.com]

how far along are you? please lie to me.

>____>

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

LOL. Would like a highball lie or a lowball lie? I can do either.

[novemberlite.livejournal.com]

tell me the whole thing was a sham and you haven't really started yet

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

I have written only one word, and that word was "Melrin"

[novemberlite.livejournal.com]

HAHA. I AM MILES AHEAD OF YOU. i have penned both "arthur" (note correct spelling) AND "said"

now i am going to clutch this feeling of superiority to my chest and not write some more.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

OH MY SHAME AND DESPAIR.

[giselleslash.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I do that too. And when I was still writing LotR RPS I'd always write Oralando instead of Orlando. all. the. time. LOL.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and it's not like we don't see these names dozens if not hundreds of times every day. And yet the fingers cheerfully type what they want to type. *g*

[ninja-orange.livejournal.com]

Can you add that to the autocorrect? I know you can in OpenOffice but I don't use Word /o\

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm pretty sure I could, if I poked around the autocorrect. I usually have autocorrect off because I don't want to encourage my lazy fingers, but maybe this post will shame me into setting it up after all. *g*

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

At work I have to type the word 'group' a lot. It usually comes out as 'gropu' which sounds like a version of expensive yellow mustard.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

LOL! It totally does. Expensive Japanese mustard.

[destina.livejournal.com]

MELLLLLLRIN! I am LOOKING FORWARD to Melrin's adventures as written by you! :D

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Melrin is a sweet boy with a much simpler life than our Merlin. I think his tales would be filled with butterflies and a devotion to polishing. *g*

[(Anonymous)]

You can! In Word go Options and get to the Proofing (or possibly Spelling and Proofing in older versions) go to Auto Correct options. In the Replace box type in Melrin and in the box next to it put Merlin and it should work!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks, anon. I am saved. *g*

[wolfangeldeath.livejournal.com]

You and me both.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

*high five*