Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareMicrowavedTea@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoAt this point its main function is adding apostrophes and tildes to words. About half the time it does that when it’s not needed and needs correction. Eg. the first “its” in this comment.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s autocorrect, not a spellchecker.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAutocorrect is an automatic spellchecker (and sometimes grammar checker).
minus-squareMicrowavedTea@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoIs there a difference at this point? If it doesn’t automatically correct you, you don’t have to correct it back.
At this point its main function is adding apostrophes and tildes to words. About half the time it does that when it’s not needed and needs correction. Eg. the first “its” in this comment.
That’s autocorrect, not a spellchecker.
Autocorrect is an automatic spellchecker (and sometimes grammar checker).
Is there a difference at this point? If it doesn’t automatically correct you, you don’t have to correct it back.