Spell check????

Question

why do so many people who ask questions here not use the spell check feature?? I can't even read some of the questions because the spelling is so atrocious.

Answer 1

Most people just don't take the time. The vast majority of the people who use this site are not using it as an educational resource, they just use it as a game and as a source of social interaction (like me). They need to get out of the house more often (like me). There aren't many formal rules of etiquette for postings and forums on the internet, so most people just say what they feel in the manner that they want. Also, there are a lot of children on this website who just don't know any better.

Answer 2

I'm a translator and proofreader but I don't correct people on the net unless asked to because people that are not linguistically minded just don't care, it's a waste of time, and it just gets on their nerves. That said, poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation is disturbingly prevalent throughout the net, other people see it, and, knowing no better, copy it; and so the vicious circle goes on until poor English is the norm (if it's not already). I would have to quit my job to correct all the mistakes I see in a day's browsing: this page is full of mistakes (not including the intentional ones), as many from the preachers of good grammar as from the defenders of illiteracy; the lack or overuse of the apostrophe being the worst (Two Weeks' Notice or Two Weeks Notice? Yes, even Warner Bros get it wrong, so what hope for the rest of us?). And what can we do when even respected websites like the BBC are rife with mistakes? By the way, the spell check is useful but not perfect. I almost put "quite my job" because my fingers are always racing ahead typing common words before my brain reaches them to tell them what they should actually be typing. The spell check wouldn't have picked that up. It probably wouldn't pick up all poor punctuation either, e.g. the difference between it's and its. This site is actually not that bad compared to many forums I've seen, so perhaps some tolerance should be exercised.

Answer 3

Although I appreciate your frustration, there is one big reason some do not use the spell check.
Spell check will only work up to a certain point. Should your character amount go over this, spell check, refuses to work.
Besides, some, I must agree, love to irritate! Or maybe they just don't believe they can't spell!
Have a Great Day Dear! And, take a breath, in the end it really doesn't matter. If we can't read it we go on to something else. If it is making you this angry, have a cup of tea, then return to what you were doing.

Answer 4

The spelling is probably so bad that the spell check will not recognize them as words. It scans, cries, shakes it's head and moves on to the next project.

Answer 5

There are lots of different personality types. I've met many who say, "Oh who cares? You know what I mean." People are lazy, and they're not eager to change.

If you care about spelling, you have friends out there who do as well.

Answer 6

Some of the spelling errors are intentional, just to play with our mind

Answer 7

English is not my native language...and I absolutely love the spell check feature...as it really really helps to improve my English :), hate it when people doesn't use it :(

Answer 8

i agree with you but some poeple want to right in slang or like intead of saying "you" they write "u" and stuff like that .
and sometimes they just forget they can use the check spelling , or they are lazy to do it.

Answer 9

I don't know why, but it would be a good idea to use it. Maybe some people don't know or they think they can spell good.

Answer 10

More people should use it.