[Rockhounds] Iron in iron miner

[Axel Emmermann]

This is what you get when you release an English spellchecker upon a Dutch
text.
Now, before you shout "off topic" I would state that the Dutch text is in
fact a field trip report.
So, even if you don't understand a word of it, it is still about
rockhounding 

Persoonlijk wet ilk even eel van mineralogy ales Paris Hilton van
enshrouding. Nu jag, mischief well its mere mar torch net veal. 

The original text is an article which I "ghostwrote" (is that even good
American?) for my wife who actually found the find of that day: a
tetrahexahedron-shaped fluorite.
The Dutch opening line can be translated as: "Personally, I know as much
about mineralogy as Paris Hilton knows about abstinence. Oh well, perhaps a
little wee bit more".

We also say that the earth is mainly made of the elements the elements iron,
oxygen, silicon, magnesium, nickel and sulfur. We don't really mean that do
we...
The moon is made of cheese.

Axel



> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Mr EMan
> Verzonden: maandag 31 maart 2008 19:00
> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem 
> collectors
> Onderwerp: RE: [Rockhounds] Iron in iron miner
> 
> They are commonly referred to as typographical errors also as 
> "typos". 
> Clearly you have understandable difficulty reading between 
> the keys(wink). 
> 
> One should not attempt to type and post by Coal Oil 
> Lamplight. Some of this could be caused by an anal retentive 
> spell checker. 
> 
> 1) Change :'"miner" to "mines"
> 
> 2)Change: "lost" to "lots" 
> 
> 3)Add: an adjective such as metallic, cast, elemental , 
> native, or free and the post is clarified
> 
> Eman
> 
> --- Donald Tuttle <donaldtuttle at hotmail.com> wrote:
>  
>  "...there is lost of hematite and other iron
> > minerals in iron mines there is not iron" leaves me semantically 
> > puzzled.
> --
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