Do you ever use the spell check that DU provides?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

I'm a little curious because I've been noticing a lot of spelling errors recently, and I have started to wonder whether some of the newer members are aware that this is a convenient tool that DU has incorporated. It is located at the bottom left hand corner of the message board. I am not trying to be an old school marm about this; it's just that I feel that all of us feel a certain pride in the fact that we like our finished product to look and sound like intelligent people were involved in the composition (unlike, let's say, oh...freepers?).

I will admit that when I first joined DU, I posted without properly acquainting myself with many of the conveniences that DU provided, and the spell check was one, so I am just providing a public service. Also it took me about a month to notice the smilies lookup table just above the subject line...spent many an evening wondering where everyone was finding all of those clever little pictures. OK, so I'm a blond.

Anyway, now that you know, no excuses. Let's show anyone who is new and lurking that we have pride in how we express ourselves.

[Lautremont]

1. Noh.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. You think I spell bad with it?

It would be much worse without it.

Yes, I do but it doesn't catch everything unfortunately.

[SheilaT]

3. Always!

And I'm slightly crazed that some others don't use it. I've thought of starting a thread about spell-check mistakes, but since it would get buried very quickly, I've never bothered. But I do wish everyone would use it.

P.S. I used spell check and it caught one error.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

48. Not quite buried. I got over forty replies and one recipe.

And quite possibly a date for Saturday night.

My job here is done. :yoiks:

[BattyDem]

4. I try to ... but honestly, I usually forget to hit the button

:blush:

My email program automatically does a spell check when I hit the "send" button and I have the opportunity to correct the errors before the message is actually sent. I wish DU worked the same way: hit the "post message" button and have the spell check kick in, allowing you to make changes before the post is made. :-)

[LA lady]

5. No

Actually I have spellcheck on my toolbar that is more familiar to me. I use that one out of habit.

[cynatnite]

6. If Im not sur I spiled sumthin rite

:D

[Lithos]

7. You are right

It's grate!!!!

;)

P.S.

It's a great feature Elad put in. He's got a lot of nice customizations like that scattered through out the site.

[TahitiNut]

35. It's helpless against the Dreaded Homonym Virus.

:rofl:

[Sanity Claws]

8. Awlays

Just joking. I usually do but sometimes I don't and I have to edit my message later so I don't look like an idiot.

[bdamomma]

9. I use it occasionally

[ComerPerro]

10. Sometimes spill chuck dozen all ways work write

because it cam sea worts that our shelled rite butt are nut the rite warm


"Spell-check complete, No misspellings found"

[tinfoilinfor2005]

15. Shelled rite butt...

Do you have a recipe for that? Sounds delish!
:rofl:

[ComerPerro]

20. what didn't you understand? You must have missed it entirely

the recipe was right there...

[tinfoilinfor2005]

39. I see it now. I especially like the part that indidcates to serve it

warm with nuts. :spray:

[cynatnite]

18. wait, I want yur spull chucker!

:smoke:

[stevedeshazer]

11. Whut?

[Xipe Totec]

12. I alway use there spill cheek

eats goad four flexing mess takes

[Spider Jerusalem]

13. No.

Because I don't make spelling errors. Typographical errors, occasionally, but I usually catch those in time to go back and edit them out.

[Union Thug]

14. eye dew! n/t

[EFerrari]

16. Caint you reed Englis?

:rofl:

[VOX]

17. Good God yes. When I'm posting, my typing skills are less than stellar...

I get caught up in the particular post, want to weigh in quickly, and at that point, my fingers start to hit some very creative keys. :(

[BuyingThyme]

19. It makes a hugh difference.

[Sydnie]

21. Seriesly? that is HUGH!!!

:rofl:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

22. Wot spel cheker?

:shrug:

[Oldtimeralso]

23. Noope

Eye no Eye maid know miss steaks!

[karlrschneider]

24. Good post and good suggestion. I don't use it myself because I

don't need it, but you're right, it would behoove some of us DUers to avail themselves of that
feature. It really burns my ass when we criticise the 'freepers' for this or that and can't
express it with semi-proper spelling and grammar. But I'm an old phart and probably nobody gives
a shit what I think anyway.

:eyes:

[applegrove]

25. Guilty!

[ms liberty]

26. spell check is my friend...n/t

[pitohui]

27. no

life is too short

[me b zola]

28. I can't

Series!1!



Seriously, I can't. I actually think that I deserve a DU award for posting with the computer that I am using. :hi:

[lonestarnot]

29. Screw it.

hmmmf.

[Ferret Annica]

30. I use iespell

It is easy, and as I go to several forums - including my returning bannee account at FR - it makes life much easier to use the same spell checher in all of them.

[WillyT]

31. Know

:evilgrin:

[GreenTea]

32. Google spell check is fatser & beetter than the DU soell checker!!!!

Yes, it was done on purpose.

:smoke:

[Richard D]

33. Reely?

I diddn't knouw der vas a spel czeck hear? I dndn't cknow that peeple heer praxticed majic!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

The czeck is in the male...

:spray:

[Dem2theMax]

34. sPel chker?

:eyes:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. Yes, and I think DU would be a better place if more people did the same.

The worst are the posters who pride themselves on poor grammar and spelling.

:eyes:

[Warren DeMontague]

37. I would but I keep loosing the button.

I think it's the reason we loose elections.

Because my belt is too lose.

[SoCalDem]

38. It should come up automatically.. I forget to click it

but by now, most people realize that I am the typo queen :)

[datasuspect]

40. spill checker? that is HUGH!!!!!111

[Nye Bevan]

41. Yes...

I have a spelling checker
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot see.

Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.

[Red Right and BLUE]

42. I don't.

I don't bother to correct things that are obvious typo's, normally. But occasionally I will edit my posts.

[dogday]

43. Oh yes, let's keep up appearances, because if we spell

ok, then everyone will think us intelligent, right?

PS...This message was approved by a DU spellchecker.....

[tinfoilinfor2005]

44. Yes.

I have no problem with being perceived as an intelligent person. But I do have a problem with people who take pride in their lack of intelligence...one of them is now sitting in the White House. :+

[LiberalFighter]

45. Rarely... only when I am unsure of the correct spelling.

Of course, my spelling is usually correct without spell-checker.

The problem with spell-checker is that it only corrects words that don't exist. Not words that exist such as there and their or add and ad.

I agree that we should do a better job of spelling because it reflects on us as a whole.

I know that it probably doesn't matter with punctuation and grammar when it is just between friends and family but I still try to use proper English writing including capitalization.

[RebelOne]

46. I use it every time I am in doubt of the spelling of a word.

But sadly, many other posters don't seem to be aware that we even have a spell check. Now we need a grammar check, too.

[michreject]

47. Very little...............moe

[myrna minx]

49. Nough.

:hi:

[LSK]

50. about half the time

Sometimes Im in a hurry to post stuff.

[dkofos]

51. Yes but it is such a hassle to turn on java script to do it

[SammyWinstonJack]

52. I always use DU spell check and I even use my tool bar dictionary

to check definition of words when I am not sure if I have their meaning right before I hit "post message". I will admit that I suck at punctuation. :spank: And I am never sure when to use to/too. I know that I mess that up.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

56. I remember seeing your posts, Blue, and they are always great!

The to/too is not so difficult. "Too" always stands for "Also" or "Me Too"...as in, "I like it, too (me too, me also)."

"To" is used in a sentence as a go-to. For instance, "I ran to the car" or "I like to eat ice-cream." In both cases you are going for something, be it a car, or ice-cream (to go for the car, or to go for ice-cream).

The easiest way for me to remember the difference is the pronunciation. If you like it too, it is pronounced with a long sound...tooooooooo.

If you want to go...it is a short sound...to go. Just one "o".

Does this help, or am I being an English teacher pain in the ass here?

[guinivere]

53. I ewes it .

:D
Itz a nice fechure.

[tammywammy]

54. Sometimes

Overall I'm a pretty good speller, but there are a few words that no matter how many times I look them up, I always misspell them. So, if I'm using one of those particular words, then I'll spell check, because I know I've spelled it wrong as usual.

[Ohio Joe]

55. I always use it

Spelling was never one of my strong points.

[Lilith Velkor]

57. Nope.