Why does nobody use spellcheck?
461969
I agree whole-heartedly. This has been bugging me quite a bit. What bothers me even more is that people have such horrific spelling and grammar to begin with. I'm assuming that most of the people who post on this website are at least 13 or older. People of that age should be capable of expressing themselves clearly and intelligently.
1135859
There is a button labeled "Check Spelling". Please use it before posting!
604992
My favorite question ever was, "Why can't anybody use proper grammer?"  I do not know why people do not use spell check.  They are lazy, I guess.
225946
Many users are internatinal users also who don't speak English as a first language, so it's understandable that they misspell some words. Also, people are very lazy and there isn't a spellcheck feature here on answers; you can't expect everyone to copy and paste all of their answers from word processing programs. A few of the users are younger children as well who are just learning proper spelling and grammar techniques.
707760
The spell checker is there for those who want to use it. But the majority of them choose not to use it and therefore we have so many people who abuse the English language with, "wot, shud, gr8," and whatever other shortcuts they can come up with. They are to lazy to spell it the proper way. Yahoo shouldn't make it any more easier for those who are to lazy to spell it the proper way, or if in doubt how to spell, to use the spell checker.
1056175
I've asked this question.  Most people just don't care about their spelling, and they claim to be in too much of a hurry to use Spell Check.  They are idiots.
1110560
I noticed that phenomenon also. And I am amused by it. But also, I noticed that even with my own spelling, sometimes the spell checker doesn't work. \n\nIt is kind of a gripe with me that some spelling is really awful. A spellchecker is right here for everyone to use, but a lot of people don't use it. \n\nOn the other hand, when I use it, sometimes I get a little red alert that says the spell checker isn't working.
206095
yes if it was written in microsoft word,  use the grammer and spell check function, actually i think most word processing software has these functions!
157496
Each program has to have a spell checker in it for whatever it is your trying to spell check. In Word just Tools, Spellcheck.\n\nMost programs that have anything at all to do with documents have some form of spell checking. If the program your in does not such as what I am typing right here does not in Yahoo I can cut/paste what I type into Word and check it then cut/paste back into Yahoo.\n\nIf your trying to run a program to open everything on your PC, check it then move on to the next document then your not going to find such a tool.
250862
I don't get it, especially since there is a check spelling button right above the text box.
213438
The spell checker is available only when you answer a question, but judging from the responses, not too many people use it. I doubt that they'd use it for asking a question, either, when it becomes available. I occasionally use the spell checker when I'm unsure of the spelling of a word I've type.
241970
Don't be sorry...\nI think people don't care or they would use the spell check that Yahoo installed...\nI know it is very hard to read some questions and answers and I think it requires more effort to spell wrong than right, but I am not in my 20's any more and it seems like that is the new way to spell with shorter words and using less letters...\nI can't understand that because then people assume you are stupid and don't rely on your answers or your advice...\nWhat's so hard about spell check folks???\nIt only takes a second to check your work...
1012885
Do you know how to use a spell checker?
249947
type....whats that? I never learned how to type, I just use 2 fingers and thank god for spell check...lol
1149522
Reply- don't you have spelling check? If you type replie it at the bottom of the list.
277167
Before there were pocket calculators, we all had to learn to do arithmetic, and many people could do an amazing amount in their heads.  But we stopped memorizing the multiplication tables, and that part of the brain now is used for something else.  \n\nBut while we all carry around pocket calculators, we don't all use spell checkers every day.  So when we do go to write, we have forgotten how to spell a lot of words.  We are dependent on the machine.  Problem is, English is an incredibly complex language, and it developed from a lot of other languages with other ways of doing things.  Just a couple of minutes ago, I wanted the word "hygiene."  I looked in my medical speller, my Instant word guide, my dictionary, even my thesaurus.  I was looking under "hei,"  "hie," etc.  So I gave up and used the spell checker, and found that pesky "hy."  Had I never seen a spell checker in my life, I probably would have remembered it.\n\nMany people "cannot" spell because they don't want to; they are rebelling against standardized spelling.  Those are the ones who use "u" instead of "you," etc.  I had a young friend who told me he was being creative, and actually believed it so much he wanted to get a book published, where everything would be spelled the way it sounded to him.  Won't work, of course; no one would bother to read it.
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spellcheck much? apparently not