Spell check

[Leanne]

Just putting a little thread on to let people know that you can turn the spell checker on in your browser. That way any spelling mistakes come up with a red line underneath and all you need to do is right click and select the correct spelling If you use Safari there is even an option to check you grammar too...

Avoids the embarrassment of a post riddled with spelling mistakes and stops the anal people like me cringing

[tori]

not all people learnt in school as long as people can read what u write i dont see a proplem

[Leanne]

not all people learnt in school as long as people can read what u write i dont see a proplem

The thread isn't about the rights and wrongs of spelling - it is about showing people that you can correct the mistakes with very little effort. All it takes is for someone to care. After all, I would hope that when we speak we don't mumble - we try to make ourselves understood in our speech, why not our written communication? Are people not embarrassed? I would be...

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I know that people can be dyslexic but you can tell when a dyslexic person types. When someone who is just lazy or doesn't care types it is phonetically readable.

And nonsense to not learning at school- everyone learns basic spelling and math at school. With modern technology to not correct your spelling mistakes is not due to poor education, it is due to laziness. Like putting 'u' instead of 'you' - come on, surely you can spell that?

Whether you learn at school or not, correct spelling and grammar is learned through reading, which is why some are much better debaters than others. Read well and you have the tools to debate well

[Shabbychic]

The problem with spell checkers is they don't help if the wrong word is used to start with...e.g. loose/lose, weather/whether, there/their, or where/were. They also don't help with tenses. My pet hates....I am sat, I am stood, and I am laying.

With regards to the usual answer of it not mattering as long as others know what you are saying, that only encourages many to not even try. It is also the reason why many university graduates are unemployed. I have read time and time again about employers putting CVs and application forms straight into the bin because of spelling and grammatical errors.

The education system has been too lax for too long, resulting in a 'who cares' culture. I saw a programme on CH4 one night, and it was found that many teachers can't even spell or count properly. What chance do the kids have?

Spell checkers would however, help immensely in at least trying to decipher what some are trying to say. I have on many occasions on here, and other places, sat and stared at a post, totally unable to even get the gist of it.

Paragraphs in long posts also helps.

[Corrie 3]

not all people learnt in school as long as people can read what u write i dont see a proplem

As my old Dad says.......As long as you can sign your name at the Dole Office you will be fine!!!!!!

C3..................

[veekay]

Another annoying - well I find it annoying anyway - thing about spell checkers is the way they offer an American spelling of a word. I much prefer the English spelling which is always the correct way of spelling !!

[Leanne]

Another annoying - well I find it annoying anyway - thing about spell checkers is the way they offer an American spelling of a word. I much prefer the English spelling which is always the correct way of spelling !!

You can change your settings to UK English. It's annoying that it defaults to US though grrr

[Leanne]

Just found something really funny - select the text that is written poorly and then click 'spoken' and hear the computer try to decipher what on earth is going on lol

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This is funny as without proper punctuation it sounds very boring and monotonous... 'not all people learnt in school as long as people can read what u write i dont see a proplem'

Try it with this and it sounds much more interesting 'Not all people learned at school. As long as people can read what you write, I don't see a problem.'

Edit 2 - I wonder if people who can't spell and have poor grammar speak like they grammatically type? Must make for a very dull conversation lol

[pmcd]

Lovely tale about an American University undergraduate who wanted an internship in Hillary Clinton's office. So he typed out a smart CV, and an even smarter covering letter. Being a top "A" grade student, and with a bit of a nudge from his politician father, he thought he had a very good chance. He put the whole thing through a spelling check, printed it straight away, and posted it.

He was amazed to get a very terse letter turning him down as "manifestly unsuitable".

What had gone wrong? He pulled up a copy of what he had sent to HC's office.

The CV was perfect.

However, the letter to Mrs Clinton had two spelling changes carried out by the spellcheck.

His letter had begun

"Dear Hilarious Clitoris........."

[John Little]

Oh - I do hope that is true...

[shazzap]

As my old Dad says.......As long as you can sign your name at the Dole Office you will be fine!!!!!!

C3..................

Trust you. Ha ha.

[Corrie 3]

[/QUOTE]=Corrie3 ..As my old Dad says.......As long as you can sign your name at the Dole Office you will be fine!!!!!![QUOTE]

Trust you. Ha ha.

And I asked him why he didnt give me a middle name......."To make it easier for you when you sign on the dole" was the reply...

C3.....

[oldmarine]

Some good comments on here. I enjoyed reading all of them and had a great laugh along the way.

[Kevin Milkins]

I used to use the spell check on my google task bar, but when the forum was updated I found that when I pressed spellcheck my post would disapear.

I have tried all ways to get a spell check back, but with no luck, all advice wellcome as I am poor at spelling.

[tori]

I used to use the spell check on my google task bar, but when the forum was updated I found that when I pressed spellcheck my post would disapear.

I have tried all ways to get a spell check back, but with no luck, all advice wellcome as I am poor at spelling.

what web browser have you got i have Google chrome and it under lines the mistake in red and then u left click it and find the right spelling and click on it

[Kevin Milkins]

what web browser have you got i have Google chrome and it under lines the mistake in red and then u left click it and find the right spelling and click on it

I use Internet Explorer, but have a google tool bar that used to work well until the org changed. I did a post some time ago in the technicle thread about it, but got no replys.

[Mystical Potato Head]

what web browser have you got i have Google chrome and it under lines the mistake in red and then u left click it and find the right spelling and click on it

It doesnt have a full stop checker then?

[shazzap]

It doesnt have a full stop checker then?

Just Semicolons. Oh and commas.

[tori]

It doesnt have a full stop checker then?

lol dont think so

[Walter Ego]

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Avoids the embarrassment of a post riddled with spelling mistakes and stops the anal people like me cringing

Ahem.

No 'the' in between 'stops' and 'anal'. Or at least 'those'.....

It avoids the embarrassment of berating those around you whilst being no different yourself.