Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 小时前How often do you have to correct the spell checker?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 小时前message-square25fedilink
minus-squareMicrowavedTealinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·8 小时前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.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 小时前That’s autocorrect, not a spellchecker.
minus-squareMicrowavedTealinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 小时前Is there a difference at this point? If it doesn’t automatically correct you, you don’t have to correct it back.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 小时前Autocorrect is an automatic spellchecker (and sometimes grammar checker).
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.
Is there a difference at this point? If it doesn’t automatically correct you, you don’t have to correct it back.
Autocorrect is an automatic spellchecker (and sometimes grammar checker).