[X4U] Spotlight and Address Book- Strange Behavior

[Ronald Steinke]

On 16 June, 2006, at 4:55:30, Lee Licata wrote:

> Can anyone shed some light on this strange behavior?

No, but I can shed some light on your spelling of the word "through".  
The word WAS spelled correctly, but its meaning is totally at odds  
with the definition that you intended.

Your spelling can mean "over" as in a project being complete and  
done, or it can mean "in all places" as in over a whole area, among  
other definitions.

The spelling you should have used is "threw" as in to send through  
the air with a motion of the hand or arm or as in "threw out" as in  
disposed of or gotten rid of.

I know that english is a very difficult language to learn, but  
individual words have certain meanings that should not be confused  
with other words  by using improper spelling just because the words  
sound alike or similar. To me, it is a mark of education and  
intelligence to use words in their proper context and spelling. Your  
error would NOT have been detected by using a spell checker because  
both words are valid words when spelled correctly, but that  
explanation does not make the error go away.

Is anyone out there aware of the reason(s) that our educational  
system is not teaching students how to use our language properly?