2007-09-04 17:50:40 · 11 answers · asked by ? 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I run a double spell check sometimes, an instantaneous one.
and the one provided with Yahoo.
As English isn't my first language ( being Dutch ) I was taught
' proper ' English in school.When I ended up on Yahoo Answers
I considered it polite to switch the dictionary to American English as they seem to be in the majority over here.
Unfortunately I have a penchant for quaint and obsolescent words, not to mention a liking for some slangy expressions
that I consider funny.
So apart from the ou's that change to simple o's and a few
other simplifications common to American I sometimes lose
my temper when typing away, because the spell check tells
me I'm wrong when I know I'm absolutely correct.
But the word just isn't in the dictionary, and the 'suggestions'
are sometimes plain idiotic.
It is educational though, so I just grin and bear it.
Hoping the spell check will occasionally surprise me coming
up with a serendipitous suggestion.
It still won't make sense but I will have unexpectedly have stumbled on a new word for me.
So spell check is a foe, but an old respected one I feel comfortable with.
2007-09-05 09:21:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a stickler as far as spelling goes, at least for myself. I find it much less important when speaking with friends. All that is necessary for good communication between friends is an understanding of the message that is being conveyed.
I don't hold spelling mishaps against anyone. Much more important is what is being said, aside from spelling and grammar mistakes.
2007-09-04 17:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Firespider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Friend, because it finds things you missed.
Foe, if you have used the wrong word spelled correctly, it won't flag it. Like: We're Were, There, Their, To, Too, Two.
Always print and proofread after spell check.
TMD
2007-09-04 18:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by The Mad Doctor ™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. Technology helps us - eg. cell phone in the car when you have an accident, and isolates us - eg. here we all are talking to each other on YA instead of having real face-to-face conversations and building real relationships. It gives us access to up-to-the-minute global information - eg. the internet, and it ties us to it - eg. total dependency on blackberries, etc. Friend AND Foe.
2016-05-17 05:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friend
2007-09-04 17:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friend!
2007-09-04 22:33:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hang out with friends and pray for both.
2007-09-05 00:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Elizabeth ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spell chek is for suckas...
2007-09-04 17:59:24 · answer #8 · answered by Unknown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
friend
2007-09-04 17:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not freind or feo
2007-09-04 19:11:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋