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Title: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on October 31, 2009, 01:12:01 PM: Is spellcheck a killer feature that attracts people to word processors? I like Intellisense in Visual Studio because since what I’m writing is meant to be interpreted by a computer according to some well-defined rules, having some background thread attempt to parse my code using presumably the same rules lets me “live in the language” while I’m coding. If I’m writing something to be interpreted by humans, there are no precise rules and I’d prefer to be left alone to spell words however I like in order to achieve whatever effect I’m going for, thus I always turn off any spellcheck, grammar check, etc. features in any word processor I use. But this is also perhaps a reason word processors in general aren’t terribly attractive to me and I find myself drawn to just using general-purpose text editors such as emacs, together with text-based typesetting programs like TeX.
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 31, 2009, 01:15:50 PM: Couldn't agree more. Don't tell me how to spell, machine!
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 31, 2009, 01:24:16 PM: Grammar check is annoying because it underlines every single passive sentence.
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 31, 2009, 01:29:31 PM: Is annoying to who? :wag
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: TEEEPO on October 31, 2009, 01:37:15 PM: it's only acceptable to misspell words and use improper grammar once you have a good grasp of the english language, which i'm sure you have.

and fuck grammar check.
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 31, 2009, 01:44:03 PM: Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on October 31, 2009, 01:29:31 PM
Is annoying to who? :wag

"to whom" :smug

The subject was implied. Anyone reading my post would know that I was the one annoyed. An over-exactitude of spelling everything out makes prose boring.
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2009, 02:00:54 PM: I leave it on since I tend to write fast and sometimes misspell words. I don't treat it like it's be all, end all of grammar though.
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: twerd on October 31, 2009, 02:28:14 PM: Quote from: Malek on October 31, 2009, 01:44:03 PM
An over-exactitude of spelling everything out makes prose boring.

i think you should try to spell correctly, except in stylistic decisions (colloquialisms, narrative voice, humor). generally, even if i'm reading an excellent story in creative writing, bad grammar can just rip me right out of the plot.

i hate spell check because it says some words are misspelled when they aren't, or it won't recognize some more abstract terms that i've learned in the scrabble realm.
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on October 31, 2009, 02:48:30 PM: :bow the mystic realm of scrabble :bow2
Title: Re: Word processors and spellcheck
Post by: OptimoPeach on October 31, 2009, 04:27:20 PM: lol nevermind