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If it is not too much trouble does anyone agree that using a spell check would be a good idea?

I regularly need to read a single post more than once just to understand it. This isnt meant to insult anyone. In fact it is beneficial since it would assist in others efforts to help. Personally I reread my own post before I post them to check my spelling, especially since my typing is not great and I need to watch the keyboard in order to type efficiently. So I do not believe that my request is unreasonable.

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elysium offline Verified User (4 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 109 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

I understand and I am very similar. I tend to check my posts for spelling. If it is you don’t understand what someone says you can just ask them to rephrase the post. If they are polite (which most of the people here are) they probably will.

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rstarzboxer offline Verified User (4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (13 minutes after post)

I sometimes have a hard time reading a post as well, especially when there is no puncutation. I myself though do make a few typos here and there that can throw a sentence off. So yes, a spell check would be helpful, but it’s annoying for me- I don’t like to take the time to use one…lol

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xxxburningflowerxxx offline Verified User (10 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 17 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (17 minutes after post)

well personaly i have horible spelling and i can’t type if i’m not looking at the keybord i use spell chack sometimes if the post is really long cuz then it gets really confusing, but i don’t mind goeing over the post again if someone asks me to cuz i no that what i write can be hard to read

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Jheezy offline Verified User (4 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (26 minutes after post)

Asking someone is not a problem. I can understand what someone is asking about after I reread the post and then understand the grammar. The spelling is not the main concern since most of it you can just sound out and understand what they mean. The only problem with asking someone is that if their post is hours long then you must wait for a reply. When you finally receive a notice you are forced to find your original post, just a little time consuming sometimes. I do not represent myself as being perfect as I make plenty of mistakes myself. If everyone was just a little more self aware then we all may get a little more help.

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3 months, 4 weeks ago (29 minutes after post)

For people who are using firefox there is an addon spellchecker:
http://www.blogzilla.info/spellchecker/

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Nutmeg offline Verified User (5 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 22 #
Vancouver, BC, CA | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (2 hours, 23 minutes after post)

I dislike spelling mistakes, and I try to check what i type, but sometimes people are just putting their emotions out here. They just want someone to see what they are feeling, and they aren’t worried about spelling.

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Jheezy offline Verified User (4 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (2 hours, 27 minutes after post)

That is true

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rrxapture offline Verified User (11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Indianapolis, IN, US | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (1 month after post)

I agree, however, I believe if you are to detest spelling mistakes - you should check your own.
And perhaps use an apostrophe on occasion.

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