Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareMicrowavedTealinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·10 hours 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-up1·9 hours agoThat’s autocorrect, not a spellchecker.
minus-squareMicrowavedTealinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours agoIs 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-up1·9 hours agoAutocorrect 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).