Hi, I have noticed on this forum, and others as well, that some people have lots of problems with spelling. Sure we can figure out generally what the intent of the message is, but it's still annoying to see so many spelling mistakes. Most browsers have a 'spell-checker', which will quickly identify and correct spelling errors. Maybe some people are not even aware that they are making all these errors, but they can find out real quick if they run a spell check on their next posting. I'm not trying to split hairs, but just want to see the forum be understandable and look more professional.
I am not aware of any browsers that have a spell check feature and I expect yours doesn't either. This feature requires a word processor program of some sort in order for the spell check option to become an active selection of a news reader.
Actually most browsers have a spell checker built in. But really, who cares? If you can figure out what the person means in a world wide forum then that should be good enough.
If you care so much, might I suggest that you have a care about where your lines break? I would rather read a dozen mis-spellings than read one post with lines broken the way yours are, above.
Thanks. Just trying to promote a better experience for everyone.
This is my *least* favorite argument for poor communication. We could conceivably manage, probably not in print, with pointing and grunting. OTOH, I regard newsgroup posts as "casual," not requiring rigorous analysis before sending. Neither my typing nor my spelling is error-free, and I don't expect everyone else's to be. If I were composing a letter to editor of a newspaper, I would be *very* careful about spelling, grammar, structure, etc. I would proofread, spell-check, re-arrange, and otherwise edit my first draft. Not so casual msgs to friends or newsgroup posts, although I try to make them readable.
It's true that most errors can be "figured out," but it's a lot easier to "figure" when someone doesn't write 'putat' for 'potato.'
People value language use differently. Our words appearing in public
*do* represent us. I don't know about others, but when I see "how do gro pees," I'm less than inspired answer. I began a long correspondence with a novelist when he asked me, in an entirely different context, why so much of online communication was misspelled, ungramatical, unpunctuated, and generally sub-standard. Simply because I appeared literate, I gleaned a long and interesting correspondence, a fancy lunch at Brown's Hotel in London with a best-selling Brit novelist, and a number of signed, 1st edition popular novels. You never know...
Well, eye used spell check on this and I think its fare to say awl is well. Bare in mind, eye think know spell checker corrects every mistake. Many words have duel spellings and or meanings and some times its hard to illicit what won is trying to say. Relying on spell checker could bee you're wurst vise. Sleigh the temptation of laziness. Spell checker may seam a good thing, butt sum day it mite make a fool of ewe.
options/posting preferences/spelling/Auto-check spelling on send.
It checks both mail & usenet -- and the new version of Agent has a vastly improved spellchecker. Not worth the $15 for an upgrade yet, but I might just do it because I'll be upgrading to 2.1 when nested folders are available.
il Mon, 09 Feb 2004 06:26:26 GMT, Sherwin Dubren ha scritto: [snip]
I hadn't noticed any glaring errors. I can still understand you guys. And some of us live in countries where the spelling is still the original stuff. ;-) But I won't belabour the point as I go to clean out my grey aluminium milk saucepan and continue to cook my bacon under the grill.
A spell checker for my Amiga? hmmm I would have to train any dictionary New Zealandese.
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