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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:39 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you as a DUer use spell-check? |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Always |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I spell well but it is my browser which catches the mistakes. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
51. My browser catches mistakes at the body of the message but not |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Mine too, but that's why I give the subject a good look before I post. n/t |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. My spell check .... |
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rustydog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. on I dont, I dont kneed it! |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
64. Ironically, that would have passed a spellcheck |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Most of the time. I use the Spellcheck on the Google toolbar. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Eek ... toolbar .... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm an adament beleiver in speel check |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hadn't noticed it until now. |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
58. Welcome to DU! |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Never. Junior high spelling champion, 1964, and have never looked back. |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. I won the spelling bee... twice |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. My Mozilla browser automatically spellchecks stuff, but it doesn't work in the subject line |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. SeaMonkey works an all text entry areas, Subject and Message both. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
48. Here's how you fix that so Firefox checks subject lines: |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Tssting . Works great! Thanks so much. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. Oh, thanj you!!! |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. Noep. Nevre. Wyh shood I? |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. I Always check but |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I know, I finally added 'Obama' to my dictionary to keep the red line away! n/t |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
57. Me too! |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. I votde "aways use spllcheck". mt |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. Ockashenaly |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. LOL - your avatar reminded me |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Spellcheck? No wonder I haven't gotten a Pulitzer yet. |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. I always use it and a |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. Other: It's built-in to my browser (SeaMonkey) and underlines misspellings in red. |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. I use it a lot! |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
60. Your cat looks unhappy. nt. |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. not since spell check turned .org into |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I gotta go with the Spell Check on that one. n/t |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. NO SEX THREADS! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm an English major and a perfectionist. I don't require the assistance of artifical intelligence |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #23 |
49. LOL! I was just going to say... |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yea usually after I click the post message and then reread my |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. Other: Automated firefox built in. |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes, but not the DU one |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
29. Occasionaly????? |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. no |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I was going for the "devious" definition of wry, because you misspelled the word "occasionally" nt |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. LOL - I guess spell-check doesn't do good in polls - I also misspelled "give" - (gve) in the poll |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Eh, nothing but a thing! I don't always spell check, myself, and I have a keyboard that sometimes |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
30. Other - I use the spell checker in FireFox n/t |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. I have layers of spell-check working overtime to save me from myself. |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. I do not have to because my spelling is always perfect. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
35. i uset it al thu tim |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
37. Nope. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
40. My spelling is very good, |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
41. Ha! Every time I write anything anywhere. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
42. Most of the time. |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. I haf empekible speeling scills |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
44. Occasionally. My spelling is pretty good. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
45. I shore do! Theirs always a chants I'll misspell sum thing. |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. LOL - there is definitely a need for a grammar check |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
47. My keyboarding is sometimes homonymically-challenged |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
52. I AM spell check! |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
55. Yes, the one built into Firefox |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
56. LOL - I gotta laff at the peeps that said they don't give a sh*t - |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
59. I don't knead it...nt |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
61. Rarely: Only if I'm not sure about a word. nt |
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Spirochete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
62. I dont nid no spelcheker |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
63. No - because I'm a moran |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
65. Since I cant spell for shit |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
66. I'm wondering why "demonize" isn't in spell check? |
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