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Richie Alan Naggar, agent & author  (people first...then business Ran Right Realty )

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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Thankfully there is spellcheck.   Or is that spell check?  Or spelchek?  Or whatever....replacing the word with another...

Apr 29, 2016 02:48 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

" I before e, except when you run a feisty heist on a weird beige foreign neighbor." From Mr Simon Taylor

Apr 29, 2016 01:43 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Weirdly, I perceive and seize the correct usage without conceit. And now, time for a plié  (from which I will never return!)  LOL

Apr 29, 2016 02:17 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

"i" before "e" except after "c" or when sounded like "A" as in neighbor or weigh!!! you didn't finish it , Richie.... that's "detention" for you today!!

Apr 29, 2016 01:52 AM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Yes, the rest of the saying is or when sounding like "A" as in neighbor and weigh.

Apr 29, 2016 01:48 AM
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Becca Rasmussen
HomeSmart Cherry Creek - Highlands Ranch, CO

"... or when sounding like A as in neighbor or weigh."

Yes, I use it! Sadly it doesn't cover sooo many exceptions

Apr 29, 2016 01:29 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Receive is a word I don't get wrong often, but there are certainly other words that make me stumble.

May 02, 2016 12:51 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for bringing back memories .

Apr 29, 2016 10:18 PM
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Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

It always pops in my mind when I am writing.

Apr 29, 2016 09:31 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I try.

Apr 29, 2016 08:50 PM
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Richie. It is a good thing I have spell check otherwise I would get into more trouble.

Apr 29, 2016 08:15 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Sure, but remember that there are exceptions!

Apr 29, 2016 03:20 PM
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

Yes along with spellcheck.

Apr 29, 2016 02:31 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I alway use it.

Apr 29, 2016 02:12 PM
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Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

English is my third language. Well, maybe 4 more or less. I never know why I write something a certain way in any of them. True story!

Apr 29, 2016 12:29 PM
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Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Does not work with my last name Richie.

Apr 29, 2016 12:18 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

All the time!  Several times a day, even sometimes when I'm not trying to spell a word!

Apr 29, 2016 10:09 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

No, I just usually know how to spell stuff. Formulas like that confuse me and there are often exceptions to the rule. For example, even doing simple math, rather than memorizing a formula, I prefer to set up an algebraic equation to solve for the unknown. 

Apr 29, 2016 09:05 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

You bet and then I still use spellcheck.

Apr 29, 2016 09:01 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

I am weighing the answer, Neighbor.  

Apr 29, 2016 08:50 AM
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Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Yes, I do.

Apr 29, 2016 08:26 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Yes,

I often think of that.  When in doubt I use spell check or whatever Michael Jacobs  think it is called. A

Apr 29, 2016 08:08 AM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

All the time and I still misspell things

Apr 29, 2016 07:35 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Always!

Apr 29, 2016 06:25 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Sometimes those things help, other times it is nice to have spellcheck.

Apr 29, 2016 05:27 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

There are always exceptions to rules ... just look at our government. 

Apr 29, 2016 04:46 AM
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Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Well, my name is Sheila so how do you explain that one???

Apr 29, 2016 04:46 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Whaaat????

Of course not. An evolving language is going to break the rules.  And there are SOOOOOOoooooooooooooo many rules.

Apr 29, 2016 03:55 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Yes & a few other things that Marte Cliff has taught us.

Apr 29, 2016 03:28 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I've used it, but Jeff Pearl has it wired.

Apr 29, 2016 03:22 AM
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

I use an automated memory approach.

Apr 29, 2016 02:55 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

It seems to work most time and thanks for spell check!

Apr 29, 2016 02:03 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Can't say I think about it very much - spell check works, as long as I remember to use it

Apr 29, 2016 01:49 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I guess I rely more on spell checker.

Apr 29, 2016 01:33 AM