Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> Forums Rules

A shortened version of the Forums Rules is given below. The full version can be found here.

By maintaining a user account and by posting to these forums, you hereby agree to abide by these rules.

FORUMS RULES - A SNAPSHOT
- Stay safe - protect your privacy and respect the privacy of others
- No abusive, offensive or aggressive postings
- No insults or personal attacks
- No foul language
- No trolling
- No inappropriate or illegal material
- No advertising (including "For Sale" or "Wanted" adverts)
- No crossposting
- No forum spamming
- No defamatory comments
- Avoid using jargon, abbreviations or "text talk"

 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeam! Amazon., bloomin' spellchecker...
sarah-flute
post Jun 19 2006, 09:31 PM
Post #1


Unregistered









Argh. Amazon seem to have introduced a spellchecker into their search engine. All very well, till one wants to search for "rom" to catch "romance" and "romanze", only to have it "corrected" to "from"(!) or indeed when one wants to search for "romanze" only to find it is corrected to romance...........


ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Oddball
post Jun 19 2006, 09:32 PM
Post #2


Unregistered









That's really very annoying - try emailing them? And giving an example? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Trebor
post Jun 19 2006, 09:34 PM
Post #3


Unregistered









Doesn't seem to do it for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
sarah-flute
post Jun 19 2006, 09:36 PM
Post #4


Unregistered









I think I will - though not tonight otherwise it may not be a very constructive email (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) OK, it isn't for me now.... weirdness.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) it was before, honest guv....
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Trebor
post Jun 19 2006, 09:36 PM
Post #5


Unregistered









Is this not the result for searching for "romanze"?

EDIT: well, if you're gonna change your mind (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
sarah-flute
post Jun 19 2006, 09:39 PM
Post #6


Unregistered









I dunno what happened there. It was definitely spellchecking me just now and then it has stopped. I ended up on a more modern-looking version of amazon but now I can't find it. Though I am NOT complaining that I can't.... old one is better!!
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Boo Radley
post Jun 19 2006, 11:36 PM
Post #7


Unregistered









there is a .com and a .co.uk which are quite different! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Nicia-Clarinet-Flute
post Jun 20 2006, 10:37 AM
Post #8


Unregistered









.com's the american one, can you order from there? or will they only deliver to america? i've only ever used .co.uk!!
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
sarah-flute
post Jun 20 2006, 10:44 AM
Post #9


Unregistered









QUOTE(Boo Radley @ Jun 20 2006, 12:36 AM) *

there is a .com and a .co.uk which are quite different! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I was on the UK one - I have used both and I know what they look like/how they work.

Nicia - you can do (I have in the past) obviously postage is more and you need a credit card, but there are things available from it that one cannot order from amazon.co.uk.
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Nicia-Clarinet-Flute
post Jun 20 2006, 11:48 AM
Post #10


Unregistered









Like Flutes and Clarinets!!! Just looked you can get EVERTHING on the Ameriacan one!
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
janexxx
post Jun 20 2006, 03:33 PM
Post #11


Unregistered









I wanted to search for K 261, and it just kept changing it to 21. No matter what I put in the search all I got was Mozart's Symphony no 21. Grrr. Eventually I had to search on "adagio in E major violin"
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · Forums Cafe · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

 



Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 23rd May 2013 - 07:32 AM