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Stuart G

(38,439 posts)
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:00 PM Jan 2019

About writing comments in Democratic Underground. As I misspell a word, something corrects

my spelling. AUTOMATICALLY In the lounge, with a cup of coffee, can someone explain simply to me how this is done?.. By which program or gadget?. A poor speller like me.....this is AMAZING!!!!!!

Not all the time, but a whole lot of the time..It (???) often points out grammar mistakes. I really don't know, but my dictionary has dust on it. Thanks for any ideas on this, and to those who know..thank you for your knowledge... My hat is off to you... Stuart..

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About writing comments in Democratic Underground. As I misspell a word, something corrects (Original Post) Stuart G Jan 2019 OP
? It didn't do it in your last thread. Or in your comment inside that thread. Demit Jan 2019 #1
Yes, it did correct the spelling in many threads..Most of the time.. Stuart G Jan 2019 #2
The Grammar Police Turbineguy Jan 2019 #3
It's probably your browser Ron Obvious Jan 2019 #4
I will not turn it off........Why?...because it often, most of the time..guesses totally Stuart G Jan 2019 #5
Could the answer be "Spell Check"? red dog 1 Jan 2019 #6
It does that too. It does all kinds of stuff that I don't understand. But...and this one is very Stuart G Jan 2019 #8
Always click on Preview, Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #7
i will do that, thank you for your idea. Stuart G Jan 2019 #9

Stuart G

(38,439 posts)
2. Yes, it did correct the spelling in many threads..Most of the time..
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:19 PM
Jan 2019

I find that amazing..!!!! I just went to my email at "GMAIL" wrote myself an email, and while I was writing it, it also corrected my spelling. If I type something wrong, it draws a red line beneath the word. Yes..It is amazing. You see those words I just wrote, (Yes..It) ? It, the program drew a red line beneath it. In this post right now. So, I just spelled the word (incredible) purposely wrong. I spelled it incredible...(with an a instead of an i in the last part (that is able, not ible) and it automatically correct it. drew a red line..What else is there to say? red lines and corrections...???

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
4. It's probably your browser
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:29 PM
Jan 2019

The Autocorrect feature, which can be turned off fortunately, as it sometimes guesses wildly incorrectly what you're trying to say.

Stuart G

(38,439 posts)
5. I will not turn it off........Why?...because it often, most of the time..guesses totally
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:34 PM
Jan 2019

correctly the wrong spelling of my words. So am I correct...My hat is off to the browser...

Three hats off to all the browsers.... Sometimes I use one or the other. Did I spell that word correct?? browser???

I must add this...when I was teaching in the high school where I worked, from time to time the students corrected my spelling. While it was embarrassing, I was a "history teacher" not a speller so I tried to make a joke. It worked most of the time..

Stuart G

(38,439 posts)
8. It does that too. It does all kinds of stuff that I don't understand. But...and this one is very
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:44 PM
Jan 2019

important, I type very fast because 55 years ago, I took typing in high school and was/am good at it. Sometimes the computer does not change the word but does underline it. OH MY....

Fifty five years ago, when I took typing in high school, I am not sure if I could imagine ever typing on a computer like I am doing now. And having one that does so much, along with the internet. Oh WELL.........and the availability of computers to almost everyone....

.................BEAM ME UP SCOTTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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