TextExpander tip: Auto-Correct Your Typos
“i” before “e” except after “c” — if you have trouble remembering this rule, you might be interested in the free autocorrection snippet file we released today. It contains over 100 common typos and misspelled words.
The misspellings and typos are set up as “abbreviations” that get replaced by their correct versions. You can also add your own most common typing and spelling errors; just add the error to your abbreviation list with the correction as the snippet content.
The file has some non-spelling typos in it too; “andthe” or “itis” get expanded to “and the” and “it is”. For those whose pinky finger never quite stretches to the apostrophe, “couldnt” and “shouldnt” will be corrected too.
Download the file and follow the steps posted to link it to TextExpander. And then stop worrying about whether “e” comes before or after the “i” in receipt.
September 27th, 2006 at 11:11 am
I just wrote a review of TextExpander on my blog at http://www.reelsmart.com/2006/09/27/textexpander-productivitys-best-friend/. Love the application. How about adding .Mac syncing to a futire release so we can sync snippets between Macs?
Stephen Antonucci
http://www.reelsmart.com
September 27th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
That’s a great suggestion, Stephen. I’ll pass it along to the developers.
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:26 am
I love textexpander too. I NEED syncing, it would make the my life much easier. I would also would like the ability to subscribe to other “Snip-lists”. Like Merlin Mann could post his best of… or people could build lists for specific applications.
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:30 am
Thanks, Joshua. We’ll add these to our list!