spell check anyone

[santagary]

Is there any way to implement spell check on this Garage/gradg/goragge Journal/jernel/jorneal site??? Some of OUR versions of the English language are not only distracting, but make some replies and explanations almost unreadable...??? This has come up before, here and there...just wondering if it's wanted 1st of all and if it's possible???

 

[brianh]

Some browsers like opera have it built in, Firefox has the option also.

 

[54FordPanel]

Yes, the spelling is atrocious. But it's an epidemic and nobody seems to care much.

As far as an auto-correcting program, if somebody can't spell, I'd rather see that they can't spell in their posts. It helps to know who to take seriously. I don't spend alot of time trying to decipher posts that I can't read.

 

[scooterseats]

Google Chrome has spell check integrated in it also.
I agree, it seems that illiteracy is running rampant in America these days. The dumbing down of America is becoming more evident every day.

 

[Gary S]

Spell check doesn't help most people who can't spell. It just replaces misspelled words with incorrect words.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I generally look past misspelled (hell, is that correct ?) if I can understand the meaning. Now when somebody literally can't spell at all, I skip their post.


How many things did I spell wrong ?

 

[mad57]

I look past it big deal if somebody cant spell a few words right...maybe they are in a hurry or have fat fingers and double hit a key, i def dont judge a person by there posting you might not know how to spell but i have learned alot from a people who couldnt spell but could build anything or fix anything.

 

[54FordPanel]

I look past it big deal if somebody cant spell a few words right...maybe they are in a hurry or have fat fingers and double hit a key, i def dont judge a person by there posting you might not know how to spell but i have learned alot from a people who couldnt spell but could build anything or fix anything.

what about when somebody writes in one long run on sentence and never capitalizes and doesnt use punctuation i cant stand trying to read those posts they never make sense to me im not talking about simple misspellings or fat fingers im this is different no matter how hard i try i cant make something like this make sense to me so i dont try yes you can tell when spellcheck is just spelling the wrong words correctly yes maybe they are smarter than me and i could learn alot im not being a smartass by saying that but i cant make sense of what they are saying and it gives me a headache so i dont try anymore for gods sake use punctuation

 

[larry_g]

I am a very poor speller. If I want to compose a post that is in need of correct spelling I open a word processor and compose there, then cut and paste. So many times I see the self appointed spelling and grammar police rag on something that doesn't even raise a blip on my radar. That said I have worked with some people who had to carry their phone number and address in their billfold, yet were in the genius range when it comes to computer science and programming.

Personally I appreciate the experienced people here that try to pass on their expertise’s learned over many years. Much prefer good advise from a tradesman who may not be a good speller that some of the BS the 'educated' on here put out.


lg
no neat sig line

 

[Bull]

I'm a teacher. I try to employ proper grammar, punctuation, and diction as a matter of habit. But, I don't stress about it here. We aren't here to focus on those things. We are here to relax.

If others write terribly, then that affects my judgment about them to some degree. Not necessarily negatively, but I just make an association. But, in no way do I think spelling and grammar need to be monitored or corrected here as a matter of policy.

 

[long handles]

I am a very poor speller. If I want to compose a post that is in need of correct spelling I open a word processor and compose there, then cut and paste. So many times I see the self appointed spelling and grammar police rag on something that doesn't even raise a blip on my radar. That said I have worked with some people who had to carry their phone number and address in their billfold, yet were in the genius range when it comes to computer science and programming.

Personally I appreciate the experienced people here that try to pass on their expertise’s learned over many years. Much prefer good advise from a tradesman who may not be a good speller that some of the BS the 'educated' on here put out.


lg
no neat sig line

Well said.

I know of a guy that probably can't read or write past the 5th grade level (if that), but his welding and fabrication skills go way beyond those that are "smarter" than he is and have the "formal" training he doesn't.

Ken

 

[Ign]

what about when somebody writes in one long run on sentence and never capitalizes and doesnt use punctuation i cant stand trying to read those posts they never make sense to me im not talking about simple misspellings or fat fingers im this is different no matter how hard i try i cant make something like this make sense to me so i dont try yes you can tell when spellcheck is just spelling the wrong words correctly yes maybe they are smarter than me and i could learn alot im not being a smartass by saying that but i cant make sense of what they are saying and it gives me a headache so i dont try anymore for gods sake use punctuation

Awesome!!

 

[Zeke]

What, and cancel the biggest entertainment factor here?

 

[PCO6]

what about when somebody writes in one long run on sentence and never capitalizes and doesnt use punctuation i cant stand trying to read those posts they never make sense to me im not talking about simple misspellings or fat fingers im this is different no matter how hard i try i cant make something like this make sense to me so i dont try yes you can tell when spellcheck is just spelling the wrong words correctly yes maybe they are smarter than me and i could learn alot im not being a smartass by saying that but i cant make sense of what they are saying and it gives me a headache so i dont try anymore for gods sake use punctuation

Very well said ... not well puncutated ... but well said. The only thing you forgot to do was insert a lot of "smilies". I've counted over 40 in some postings. Personally, I tend to not read those ones.

 

[formek]

I am one of the offenders. I try to use spell check but if you cant spell you chose the wrong words.

 

[NJ Diver]

Total BS. Just because someone doesn't spell very well doesn't mean they don't know what they are talking about. I would hope that people would make judgements based on the content of a posting rather than the spelling and grammar.

While some posts can be somewhat confusing to read because of this, I think most of us can always get the general jist of what the poster is trying to say.

I hate when folks just seem to feel the need to post something to make themselves feel more important or better than others. This is a friggn' forum on tools and other related items that mostly have to do with people's hobbies. Is literacy part of the Ts&Cs to being a forum member? If folks are so concerned about the grammatical content of what they read then log off of here and start reading blogs and forums written by many students and professors of the fine learning establishments we have in this Country.

 

[tatra]

hate guys that don't captalize and use lot's of periods............................

 

[SMKS]

hate guys that don't captalize and use lot's of periods............................

...and lots of incorrect apostrophes.

I use Firefox, which has a built in spell check. I don't even think I had to turn it on, I think it is automatically on when Firefox is installed.

All the poor spellers must be using very outdated browsers.

I'll admit, I end up making quite a few errors when I type posts on my phone.

 

[DCarr]

I look past it big deal if somebody cant spell a few words right...maybe they are in a hurry or have fat fingers and double hit a key, i def dont judge a person by there posting you might not know how to spell but i have learned alot from a people who couldnt spell but could build anything or fix anything.

exactly ... to many people on differant forums are expecting perfection for whatever reasons .... so what if a word or 2-3 are spelled wrong ... BFD ...

 

[spongerich]

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

I have a spelling checker,
It came with my pee sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.

Bee fore a veiling checker's
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.

**** now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.

Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas

 

[jerry j]

NJ Diver Makes good sense. (cents).. Post is short and to the point..

I agree 110% (percent)..
whoops - I've used two (too) periods 'sted (instead) of one (won)........

 

[2chipped]

This isn't a damn book reading club with tea and crumpets.
It's a f#%$^^ing garage and tool forum.

Have you ever seen the movie "rain man"?
He couldn't speak worth a ****.......but he damn sure could count how many matchsticks fell out of the box in 3 sec.

Listen we all have different tastes in life(I like copenhagen and opera)does the former make me stupid.........or the latter make me intelligent?
If you don't like it, use the damn ignore button.

 

[Ign]

In all seriousness I feel much of the issue is that this is a particular medium, ie an online forum. Said medium inherently involves typing, spelling and written communication.

If one cannot be effecient or effective in the written word, communication suffers.

Now it's true that a picture is worth a thousand words, and if people prefer to post pictures with brief descriptions that can also be very helpful.

In the end the point is that maximum benefit is derived from clear and concise communication, and in a forum such as this that requires proper grammar and spelling.

This can be considerably different in a shop environment where one is being shown how to perform a given task "hands-on." Here, sitting at keyboards, we are not in such an environment.

 

[Ign]

Have you ever seen the movie "rain man"?
He couldn't speak worth a ****.......but he damn sure could count how many matchsticks fell out of the box in 3 sec.

Exactly. And he couldn't tell you HOW he did, meaning that while he may be a curiousity for study by behavioral scientists, you are not likely to be taught how to perform the same feat by merely observing him once.

The same is true for Good Will Hunting. There's a reason you're supposed to show your work when solving a math problem. If you can merely present an answer but no comprehensible explanation as to how you got there, you may be a genius but no one can learn from you.

 

[tdkkart]

One of my friends is one of the smartest people I know, awesome machinist, awesome welder, very good mechanically, overall very good at alot of things.
However if you saw him type a message on this forum you would assume he was the village's biggest idiot. He'd just as well as write the message with crayon on toilet paper too. Not sure if it's an inability to type or spell, although I know he can read and understand what he is reading. Problem is, it makes him look like an idiot.

I know alot of people with BA's and MBA's that will send an email that is ****, mispelling, grammar, you name it, barely readable and makes them look like an idiot, but they don't take the time to review it because "it's just between us."
This may be fine in the context of personal conversation, but you never know when a note might get forwarded along to someone who you might not want to make that impression to.

 

[larry_g]

If you can merely present an answer but no comprehensible explanation as to how you got there, you may be a genius but no one can learn from you.

The above statement instantly brought this to mind

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me,
can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I
don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees
north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the woman,
"How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is, technically
correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact
is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything,
you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in Management." "I am," replied
the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're
going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.

You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people
beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same
position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."

Your inability to comprehend what is being said due to some mispellings or typo's does not make me a mental midget

lg
no neat sig line

 

[claymont]

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

I have a spelling checker,
It came with my pee sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.

Bee fore a veiling checker's
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.

**** now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.

Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas

Running it threw word wont cache much ether

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
by Mark Beckman and Jerrold H. Zara

I have a spelling checker,
it came with my pee sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in its weigh.
My checker told me sews.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
and aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
to cherub sum spelling rule.

Bee for a veiling checker is
Hour spelling mite decline,
and if we are lacks oar have a laps,
we wood bee house cleaner too wine.

**** now bee cause my spelling
is checked with such grate flare,
their area know fault's with in my cite,
of nun eye am a wear.

Now spelling does not faze me,
it does not bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
with wrapped word's fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feat
of which won should be proud,

and wee mussed dew the best we can,
Sew flaw's are not allowed.

Sow ewe can see why aye dew prays
Such soft ware four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas

 

[rburke65]

It certainly detracts from the reading enjoyment when you have to stop and try to decipher and figure out what in the hell they were talking about. I would have thought that most of this spelling and grammar is 5th grade stuff. And yes, down with the "smilies".

 

[ssathre]

It is what it is. I find reading these forums, even with spelling mistakes, much easier than trying to read a text message from my kid. But either way I still manage to get the point. In the end that's all that matters to me.

 

[cowboyjosh]

I use my Ipad and sometimes our typing is too fast and letters in words dont make it, but i mean well.

 

[gabedad]

take a look at iespell

 

[santagary]

take a look at iespell

Using some form of spellcheck does not reflect on someone's intelligence, but on their typing skills and for most of us not reading what we post before we submit. the whole purpose of a forum like this is to express our thoughts and ideas in a concise and clear manner. Misspelled words only confuse most of us as to what was intended to be communicated. Pleez downt tak anee of thiz perzonalee...oh kay? Spell checks are as much a tool for computers and our replies as SO sockets are tools for bolts!!! There's no judgement intended here in this thread, just observation...if you tell me you're heading for NY and I see you driving south toward FL...I just might comment on it....that's not a judgment, but an observation.

 

[hdossett]

what about when somebody writes in one long run on sentence and never capitalizes and doesnt use punctuation i cant stand trying to read those posts they never make sense to me im not talking about simple misspellings or fat fingers im this is different no matter how hard i try i cant make something like this make sense to me so i dont try yes you can tell when spellcheck is just spelling the wrong words correctly yes maybe they are smarter than me and i could learn alot im not being a smartass by saying that but i cant make sense of what they are saying and it gives me a headache so i dont try anymore for gods sake use punctuation

Sounds like the lawyers I use to work with..., except for the no punctuation and bad spelling part! Did you ever try to read a patent? It is require that a paragraph have only one sentence!

And, growing up in KY, I consider English my second language anyway!
One of my bosses, a Cuban no less, kept threatening to send me
to an ESOL class! . Many times I have to attempt a word 3 - 4 time before getting close enough for the spell checker to get a clue of what I mean!

Most of my mistakes are hurry up and Adult ADD...

H

 

[brownbagg]

i cant spell too good and really dont care about capitals or the right period. I work on cars, I have tools, thats all that matters, I dont walk around the shop "capiatal H and me that tool. I look at this place just guys talking. Im not writing a freakin term paper

 

[larry_g]

i cant spell too good and really dont care about capitals or the right period. I work on cars, I have tools, thats all that matters, I dont walk around the shop "capiatal H and me that tool. I look at this place just guys talking. Im not writing a freakin term paper

You should care. I assume that your under 30 years of age. Some day when you grow up you'll want to get off the shop floor and do something a bit less physical. At that time your communications skills will then start to matter. If you don't practice those skill now, you'll find the lack of good communication skills will hold you back. I've lived that, and had your attitude when I was younger. Look back at the posts in this thread and see how many people here will write you off as an idiot just because you can't spell or communicate effectivly. I don't suppose that all those people are at the bottom of the corporate ladder. Prove yourself an idiot you your coworkers today and ten years from now when they are in management they will remember.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[fattogatto]

If I want to compose a post that is in need of correct spelling I open a word processor and compose there, then cut and paste.

That statement presumes there are times you don't want to use correct spelling or do not feel it is important. I never realized it was an option.

 

[klhitman]

I can't spell very well at all. But I try to use my spell check when I think I have made a boo boo. Most of the time I am on my phone and it doesn't catch all the words. But hell I try.

So what I can't spell, I can run copper pipe like a champ. Just cause you can't spell doesn't make you an idiot. Just makes it fun when trying to explain something. Hell I'm not good at math either, so does that make me a bigger idiot?

 

[brownbagg]

I never really consider myself an idiot, a little slow some times, but I live in my own world.

 

[TheShrine]

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

I have a spelling checker,
It came with my pee sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.

Bee fore a veiling checker's
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.

**** now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.

Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas

I ain't read'n all that! Someone tell me what it says.

 

[fattogatto]

So what I can't spell, I can run copper pipe like a champ. Just cause you can't spell doesn't make you an idiot. Just makes it fun when trying to explain something. Hell I'm not good at math either, so does that make me a bigger idiot?

No, but it must make computing how much copper pipe you need more of a chore.