do you think that for the people that cannot spell, it really helps by telling them to use spell check.?

Question

they cant bloody spell so looking at 20 varients of one word isnt going to help either, think about it, to all you that say theres no excuse for bad spelling when there is a spell check.

i love it when someone replies by copying your exact question, correcting all your mistakes, i just think how sad are you, but im sure it makes them feel amazing about themselves ha ha ha

Answer 1

Possibly, but at least they'll know the one they have chosen to use is not correct. The most logical choice is presented, followed by other possibilities. So unless their spelling is really off the wall (in which case their messages will largely be undecipherable) the spell check will at least give them a guide.
Of course, if they don't care, it doesn't really matter, does it?
Sometimes poor spelling is just another name for laziness.

Answer 2

There is no excuse for not knowing how to spell or punctuate these days. You should at least try and use spell check, as it would be a common courtesy to the rest of us trying to figure out what in the world you are trying to ask or say if you can't spell.

Note:
Within the content of your question: Theres should have been spelled: "there's" (as in there is)
The D in the first word do should have been capitalized.
You also have a period with a question-mark at the end of your first sentence.
The T in the word they in your second sentence should have been capitalized.
To have said, "20 variants of one word" is a slight exaggeration.
Varients is spelled "variants".
Your second sentence is a runaway sentence. You should have a period after the word either, then begin a third sentence with Think about it,

You're getting the hang of it...keep up the good work. I understand spell check doesn't capture punctuation, but there are books out there on that if you didn't pay attention in grade school when we learned about it. There's a really cool book out there called a dictionary that comes in handy too. lol
Nobody is perfect (including me, did you catch my double negative earlier?), but we should all strive to be the best we can.

Answer 3

Yes, I understand the spell checker will not always solve the problem but I see things that are so misspelled you can't understand the question.

OK, I though about it, you are presented with a list of words the software picks, most times people can see the correct spelling and know that is the correct one. The main problem comes when your spelling is so far off nothing makes any sense. Again I think most people most of the time will know this and use a different word.
I think it's because people are lazy and don't want to take the time to do it correctly (as the "old lady" pointed out). Maybe if people are polite in telling them (assuming English is their native language) they'll get the point.

Answer 4

The spell check does help to an extent. It will eliminate typos and correct words that don't exist. Sometimes it's pretty obvious from the results what word is the correct one: type "varient" and it should give you "variant". Job done.

Spell checkers are usually clever enough to spot common mistakes ("nad" for "and") or inverted letters ("commerical" for "commercial") but not words that still make a grammatical sentence but are not what was intended (e.g. I replaced my hatchback with a salon (saloon) car and now I have much more boot space).

It's the horrible punctuation that bothers me most though. Do people have keyboards without apostrophes? That would explain sentences like "they cant (can't) spell" and "isnt (isn't) going to help"; and I wince when I see "you should of (should've/should have) called me".

The amount of linguistic criticism that I find on this board is quite amusing though, as it almost always, hypocritically, contains its own set of illiterate mistakes.

Note: This spell checker is a bit rubbish though. "Commerical" came out as "chimerical" but Word gets it spot on.

Answer 5

Well, I seriously doubt that these people have no idea how to spell words. They are merely typing too fast and not stopping to check over what it is they wrote. So, the spel check would still "help". It is not meant to be perfect, it's just a helpful tool.

Or, as is increasingly becoming the case, think that words like "U" instead of You, and "nvm" instead of nevermind make them seem cool. The reality is that it doesn't take that much extra time to type out the few extra letters, and you will get a lot more respect for doing so.

Laughing Out Loud.

Answer 6

It's a tool, it checks, not teaches. Also, occasionally it gives the wrong word, and the only way you can know that is if you are literate already. Sometimes spell checkers can really let you down. Grammer checkers are often awful.
You are right, it won't teach anyone to spell, but sometimes it is obvious the spelling mistakes are typo's someone is too lazy to correct. On the other hand, is it fair to tell someone to go and take lessons?

Answer 7

Do you think the people that cannot spell well would be helped by the use of a spell checker?

They can't bloody well spell, so looking at variants of a word isn't going to help (think about it). To all that say there’s no excuse for bad spelling, there is a spell-checker.

[You should take the advice that you give to others!]

[Maybe the one who throws bricks shouldn't live in a glass house!]

Answer 8

Your query is a bit more complicated than what is apparent to the untrained eye. First and foremost, orthography is a linguistic discipline that involves more than just putting letters in their correct order. Orthography involves syntax,etymology, semantics and less bastardization of the English language. The growing technical, marketing, and social vocabulary needs of modern society has opened way for the inclusion of hundreds of new words into the dictionary every year. Trends and other sociological manifestations give way for myriad sub languages to emerge world wide. There is also specialized jargon for practically every profession know. A lackadaisical approach to orthography, syntax, and grammar by the majority of the schools adds to the laziness of the people with deficient orthography. Exposition to any visual stimuli of correctly spelled words is an aid to bad spellers, albeit a small one. The more you see words correctly spelled the more you become accustomed to doing the same yourself.

Answer 9

Good question Rosie,always thought of myself as being pretty good at spelling, but what, with age etc, found myself making silly mistakes which spellcheck has corrected, not too sure about the dictionary thing though, if you cant spell the word in the first place, how do you find it in a dictionary, dog snowk !!

Answer 10

the spell checker isn't infallible it often changes correctly spelled word to incorrectly spelled ones, typos are often classed as spelling mistakes when they are typing errors - the people complain about spelling often are often complaining about words that are spelt correctly in a different variation of english - uk us australia / NZ all use a language called english but spell the same word differently - i get angry at people that aren't english correcting correct english spellings because they are american and speak american not english - for the most part nitpickers are after points or just out to insult people because they have nothing better to do, almost always they complain about spelling instead of actually answering a question that they can understand or they couldn't correct spelling or typo errors