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Balto · **Joined:** Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:09 pm **Posts:** 1

I think there should be a spell check for us because when I read some of the fanfics, I don't understand what they say beacause it's mispelled.

steet · **Posted:** Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:09 am

Well...It would be difficult to ingrate such a thing. Besides, people need to do that check themselves, because the automatic correctors are far from perfect.
And I think the main problem is not exactly the spelling, but the fact that these people only know to write in SMS style. Maybe we just shouldn't accept them, but maybe that would be too strict either.

Axel_Silverwolf · **Joined:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:49 am **Posts:** 1068

Dingo wrote:

Well, if the people who write fanfics use Microsoft Word to do so, they should be able to use the spell check on there. And if they don't...well, I suggest that they do use it (if possible), because that'll make the situation a lot easier. But as for articles and the forum, a spell check is kind of out of the question. It would be pretty impossible to set up.

Here's what I do when I don't know how to spell a word. I open up Microsoft Word and type in how I think it's spelled. If it's spelled incorrectly, Word will put a red line underneath it (or sometimes automatically fix it to what it should be), and if it's spelled correctly, it won't do anything. I'd suggest that to anyone having spelling problems.

Word has it and also Internet Explorer and FireFox (if you have the Google toolbar installed). There's a special option "ABC Check"

steet · **Posted:** Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:55 am

And it's built in Firefox 2.0, you only need to add dictionnaries.

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:16 pm

steet wrote:

Well...It would be difficult to ingrate such a thing. Besides, people need to do that check themselves, because the automatic correctors are far from perfect.
And I think the main problem is not exactly the spelling, but the fact that these people only know to write in SMS style. Maybe we just shouldn't accept them, but maybe that would be too strict either.

Yes the lauguge of SMS should not be accepted. It's hard to understand

Sushi Roll · **Posted:** Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:30 pm

balto~claw wrote:

steet wrote:

Well...It would be difficult to ingrate such a thing. Besides, people need to do that check themselves, because the automatic correctors are far from perfect.
And I think the main problem is not exactly the spelling, but the fact that these people only know to write in SMS style. Maybe we just shouldn't accept them, but maybe that would be too strict either.

Yes the lauguge of SMS should not be accepted. It's hard to understand

I don't think Steet meant SMS language shouldn't be accepted. I think he meant that articles that are spelt too poorly shouldn't be accepted. That may be harsh but, it might be a good idea because what's the point of having an article that no one can understand?

HrryNrmn · **Posted:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:05 am

How true this is. I'm not the world's best speller, but even I don't make that many mistakes. When I have to read though a post 2 or 3 times to decifer what is being said, that's way too much. I think that one problem is that there are some people on here writing in English, even though that is not a language they are very good at. That is just something one has to accept and muddle though. However, at the very least, the native speakers should make a bit of a better showing, with some grammar, punctuation, and the like. Really, it's not that hard and makes it much more entertaining for the reader.

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