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[Monty]

I hate it when people (car hobbiests)...

Hi! Just thought I'd drop by and fix that word for you. Here's the one you want:

hob·by·ist/ˈhäbēist/

Noun: A person who pursues a particular hobby: "a computer hobbyist".
More info »Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary

I'm kind of a word hobbyist

[Skip]

Hi! Just thought I'd drop by and fix that word for you. Here's the one you want:

hob·by·ist/ˈhäbēist/

Noun: A person who pursues a particular hobby: "a computer hobbyist".
More info »Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary

I'm kind of a word hobbyist

You, sir are absolutely correct. My smart phone isn’t so smart after all. Seriously I have spellcheck on every computer at home and (especially) at work but not on my iPhone, there must be an app for that.

You think Drew, Harry and certain word hobbyists are rough to let a misspelled word slip by, try it with engineers. Though they don’t wrap your knuckles with a yardstick they prefer to use the highlighter and remark functions to completely embarrass their intended target.

One embarrassing "spelling moment occurred" back when I was a sign writer. A rather proud Dad of a soon to graduate psychology major with her doctorate came in the shop and asked if we could do a “shingle” with her name and Psychoanalyst on it. After finishing the real shingle varnishing it to a high sheen and hand lettering the script my boss suggested that I might want to invest in a dictionary, psychologist was not spelled “Psycologist”! I am still reminded of it to this day whenever I see my old boss! I still have the pocket dictionary in my sign kit to this day!

[sjordan2]

You, sir are absolutely correct. My smart phone isn’t so smart after all. Seriously I have spellcheck on every computer at home and (especially) at work but not on my iPhone, there must be an app for that.

You think Drew, Harry and certain word hobbyists are rough to let a misspelled word slip by, try it with engineers. Though they don’t wrap your knuckles with a yardstick they prefer to use the highlighter and remark functions to completely embarrass their intended target.

One embarrassing "spelling moment occurred" back when I was a sign writer. A rather proud Dad of a soon to graduate psychology major with her doctorate came in the shop and asked if we could do a “shingle” with her name and Psychoanalyst on it. After finishing the real shingle varnishing it to a high sheen and hand lettering the script my boss suggested that I might want to invest in a dictionary, psychologist was not spelled “Psycologist”! I am still reminded of it to this day whenever I see my old boss! I still have the pocket dictionary in my sign kit to this day!

Fun story - I've lived it before. But what do they "wrap" your knuckles with? Duct tape?

Edited by sjordan2, 21 November 2012 - 03:08 PM.

[Casey]

I'm surprised Skip didn't mention Roger Zimmerman's large scale builds (of the scratched variety ) here, but if you have some time, be sure to check out his 1/12 scale '57 Continental Mark II here: http://forums.aaca.o...ale-278354.html


Or some of his previous work here: http://www.craftsman.../Zimmermann.htm

[Skip]

Casey, thank you for sharing the link to Roger Zimmerman's scratch built Continental. I am absolutely in awe of Roger's work. Funny when you hear sniveling and whining about how hard it is to make a particular part out of a chunk of plastic, then you see Roger build his engine and transmission from nearly all brass sheet. I've bookmarked Roger's Scratch Building of his Continental, can't wait to see him get to the panel beating of the bodywork. Now there is a guy who is limited only by his imagination and amazing building skills.

Edited by Skip, 21 November 2012 - 10:03 PM.