@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 month agoHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?message-square31fedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140message-squareHow often do you have to correct the spell checker?@Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-square@MicrowavedTea@infosec.publinkfedilink4•1 month 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-square@MicrowavedTea@infosec.publinkfedilink1•1 month agoIs there a difference at this point? If it doesn’t automatically correct you, you don’t have to correct it back.
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month 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).