Do you use spell-check?

Question

I know I'm a bad speller, so I often use the spell-check feature. Unfortunately it won't tell you if you used the wrong word spelled correctly. What really is irritating though is people who do not know the difference between to, too, and two. Et tu? Do you use the spell-check feature? Dew u wisht wuz avlble 4 mor fields?

In/re getting fumble-fingers, that happes to me a lot too, lots of typographical errors. And for some strange reason I spell "both" as "bothe", I think my fingers just think that any "th" needs an "e".

Answer 1

I can't live without it.

I've lost my ability to spell, but thankfully I don't have as much trouble with common grammar. It annoys me most when people choose the wrong form of your/you're, though.

I just got a piece of advertising from an upscale car dealer and it said: "Your invited...." It's like nails on a chalkboard when I see something like that.

I'm not a grammar snob; I just think that people are getting lazy and increasingly defend bad spelling and usage for some of the lamest reasons.

Answer 2

Yes,I would be lost without Spell Check.I wish that there would
be something like English Check.I graduated High School in
1943. I have forgotten allot about sentence structure, nouns and
pronouns than I care to admit. Yes, I would love Spell Check in
every field, I need all the help I can get!

Answer 3

Did you notice that the spell check sometimes goofs? As you say, it doesn't know if you mis-use to, too, or two. Also, people are always saying their for they're. That is another that spell check wouldn't get. It helps me because I get typing so fast that I will get the correct letters for a word, but in the wrong order. Good question!

Answer 4

Yes I use spell check because when I'm typing out an answer quickly I find that my fingers hit the wrong spit sometimes and my words come out meaning something quite different than what was meant. However recent usage shows that it doesn't always work.

Answer 5

I'm a good speller but a bad typist so I use it all the time to catch typos. I like some of the choices it suggests especially for names or expletives spelled with an "*" instead of the vowel. One time I'm going to make all the suggested changes to see what happens.

Answer 6

I am a pretty good speller. I use it when I question how I've spelled a word, I usually recognize when it might be wrong and I especially have trouble with double consonants.

Answer 7

No I don't use it..................but that's probably because I'm an excellent speller when typing or writing or whatever.
I always catch my typos as soon as I make them so really......don't need one :P
I have always been able to spell correctly even though I've never seen or heard the word before.....instincts -_-;

Answer 8

yes but not all the time the other people just have to live with wrong spelled words.

Answer 9

yes. I mean I spell fairly well, but spell check is pretty good for catching all my little typos.

Answer 10

Not always. If in doubt, yes, and find that I have misspelled words that I was not aware.