If we all have Check Spell, why are there so many misspellings?
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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.
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The spell-check is not RELIABLE. There are mistakes in documents that the spell-check in Yahoo!® Answers doesn't catch. The reason why that is, is because the spell-check in Yahoo!® Answers has a small dictionary. A more reliable spell-check program, that has a larger dictionary is below:\nhttp://www.spellcheck.net/
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Sara, I think you are a wonderful speller and that your grammar is perfect.  I think that you missed the point of a lot of the criticism - it is the fact that a great many people who ask and answer questions fail to hit the 'Check Spelling' button.  I, and I think many others, always make allowances for people like you who do not have English as their first language and appreciate the difficulty.\nIn any event, well done, God bless and good luck.
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It drives me insane, particularly on here. There is a thing called spell check that people seem to have difficulty finding. When chatting it is a little more acceptable, not much but a little, because there isn't the convenience of spell check. What's worse is when you correct someone or mention they utilize the spell checker in any context the person asking the question becomes highly offended. For anyone offended by my response now I am going to show you how easy it was to make sure everything was spelled accurately because I had left a few mistakes intentionally. Now watch. Wow, took me 10 seconds to fix all of my mistakes.
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check your spelling before you hit submit?
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spell and grammar check
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spellcheck much? apparently not
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While I don't know if this is true in private schools, the public and charter schools near me have stopped correcting spelling errors in student's work so as not to hurt their feelings.\n\nIf anything, while spell check is not perfect (I've been known to disagree with it from time to time), the fact that students today have access to an immediate source of correction, should raise the spelling bar not lower it.  \n\nThe school teachers I know claim that many students actually turn in papers using the modified instant messaging language.\n\nSomebody somewhere needs to say, "Enough is enough" and start holding students accountable, for their own good.  \n\nSounds like you'd be a great candidate, go get 'em.
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Why don't people know how to use a spell checker?
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Keep in mind, there are a lot of young kids and teenagers on here that mostly have the spelling errors and the weird slang. That's probably what you are seeing on here lately. You are right, though, it's hard to answer a question when somebody messes up most of their spelling or they use nothing but slang. It's nothing against anybody, and I like giving advice, but if people are serious about getting answers to  their questions, they would at least respect other fellow answerer's by using the "Check Spelling" option.
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I think some must be speakers of another language and their english is the second or third language they speak.  Because alot of times it is not just spelling  errors but every other grammatical faus pax you can commit.
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I agree with you wholeheartedly, I think it has to be put down to laziness. I like to take pride in the way that I write, It may take a little longer and even though I'm sure that I have made no mistakes, it dose not hurt to use the "spell check" to make absolutely sure. Once again, those that don't take care are just plain lazy.\n\nBe like me, don't let it get to you.  Good luck.
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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.
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Two reasons, in my opinion:\n1. English spelling is inconsistent, and does not match the pronunciation of the words.\n2. Good spelling comes with reading a lot of high-quality writing. People don't do this any more.
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The spell checker is built into the latest version of Firefox.  When a word is underlined as misspelled, just right-click on the word and you will see your replacement word options.\n\nIE has nothing like this.
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I've never been a great speller. I can recognize when I spell something wrong though.  I also know the difference between its and it's, there, they're and their, and other words like that which spell checkers aren't good at correcting. \nMostly I use spell checker to check for typos (I type fast and tend to transpose letters). But I am getting lazy because Word auto-corrects so much that I don't even have to think anymore.\nI have noticed my handwriting is getting worse because I type everything--even my grocery list is on my PDA.  When I have to take notes even I can't read them the next day unless I type them right away.
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Absolutely it bothers me.  However, it's not just the misspelling that irks me, it is also the complete lack of proper grammar.  I understand there are people on the Internet where English is not their native language.  Our language is not only very hard to comprehend but also to master.  How confusing it must be to anyone learning English as a second language when we have words like: \n\nby, bye, buy \nwhich, witch\nthrew, through\nbazaar, bizarre\nto, too, two\n\nHowever, even my closest friends spell atrociously and their grammar leaves a lot to be desired.  I just don't understand it.  Personally, I just think they take a lackadaisical approach to writing.