Stupid MS spellchecker and dictionary

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 01/08/2015 at 22:41 • Filed to: None

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My resume cites a large number of figures... XXX units totalling $XX,XX,XXX. The problem, is that I use 'totalling' and not 'totaling'. For some reason, the latter just doesn't look right to me, at all. However, anyone who opens my resume in Word will see squiggly red lines all over the doc for misspelled words. Despite knowing that, the OCD in me simply cannot stand 'totaling'. I need two damned L's.

Nibby > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:42

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'Murica uses "totaling" and the Brits use "totalling."

TDogg > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:47

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Just export your word doc as a PDF and give that to wherever you apply. :)

ttyymmnn > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:48

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Send them a PDF.

Ferrero1911 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:51

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1. You should always spell everything correctly on your resume.

2. You should also always send a pdf - not a word document.

ttyymmnn > TDogg 01/08/2015 at 22:52

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I would never send a Word document.

Rainbow > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:55

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Ew. "Totalling" really bothers me. One L or GTFAC.

AthomSfere > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:56

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I would venture to guess because totaling isn't very accurate for its pronunciation. Generally words with a double consonant means there is a glottal stop in speech. We have a little pause when we say totaling so it sounds like tota-ling.

pdx107 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:56

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And this is why you always send resumes as a pdf

jariten1781 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 22:58

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Sending in PDF is better than word unless they require it (some do cause they like to be able to edit it)

To get rid of the squiggles in Word you need to highlight everything then find the language option and set it to 'none'. Note, once you do this even running a manual spell check won't work. You can also see if the UK language option has a dictionary that includes all the words you're using.

samssun > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 23:06

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Right click, "Ignore All", or Right click, "Add to Dictionary".

Sam > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 23:06

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You should spell it the correct way (one L) on a resume. In practice, I spell the word 'center', 'centre'. However, if I was submitting a resume with the word on it, I would use the 'proper' the form. (Center, since I'm American)

davedave1111 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 23:07

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Never send a CV in Word if you can avoid it. Easy enough to convert to a PDF.

Aaron James > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/08/2015 at 23:19

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Any grammar or spelling mistakes on a resume sends it right to the trash bin. You should use the American spelling if you are serious about getting any callbacks. Also as said elsewhere, always send it as a pdf.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > mkbruin, Atlas VP 01/09/2015 at 10:26

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I was taught in school that most gerunds take the doubled consonant like that (for example, stopping, swimming, travelling, etc.), but for some reason, when it's an "l," spell check dictionaries for American English don't want to accept that the doubled version is correct, even though it is a perfectly cromulent variant. Fucking spell check. But you have to remember, you are not the audience for your resume. So, I'd swallow my irritation and go with spell check for most words, with the obvious exception of industry jargon, acronyms, or anything else spell check wouldn't know.

And I wish it was always possible to just submit a PDF, but sometimes employers specify Word documents.