Surely you're not depending on a computer spell-checker. From Wordnik.com. [Conservative gives the candidate he backs in California an ultimatum] Reference
Is there any way we can change the default spell-checker?. From Wordnik.com. [On the Horizon we struggle with things we couldn't imagine: ENGLISH!] Reference
Reviewer 1 Mann? needs to learn how to use a spell-checker. From Wordnik.com. [Rejected Nature Correspondence « Climate Audit] Reference
Oh, and there's a spell-checker too. 100,000 words, no less. From Wordnik.com. [Fame and fortune await you] Reference
A spell-checker or some additional editing would do wonders. From Wordnik.com. [Errors of Enchantment » Albuquerque Tea Party Meet and Greet Tonight] Reference
All I know is that my spell-checker never heard of it before. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-02-01] Reference
The folks at KOAA-TV maybe should upgrade their spell-checker. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Springs Invaded by Zombies] Reference
The spell-checker here tells me to change, "Snark". : to what?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-05] Reference
Did someone discover text recognition software or just the spell-checker?. From Wordnik.com. [Live Blog: Kristen Bell & Tim Kring | the TV addict] Reference
I note also that your spell-checker great idea btw objects to 'ovine' - why?. From Wordnik.com. [Open Thread] Reference
– There's some funny stuff that slipped through your spell-checker though. From Wordnik.com. [A Prototype Detector for Dark Matter in the Milky Way | Universe Today] Reference
The built-in LJ spell-checker apparently does not recognize the word "blog". From Wordnik.com. [File under: Irony/WTF] Reference
Does his spell-checker automatically ‘correct’ perquisite to prerequisite?. From Wordnik.com. [Malapropisms | Linguism] Reference
It appears to have been proofread by a computer spell-checker, not a real person. From Wordnik.com. [Krill oil and inflammation | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
All I can think of is the spell-checker changed the name from Mattice and Mahoney. From Wordnik.com. [Oh, My Goodness! | The Stiletto Gang] Reference
Also, I've been trying to remember how to edit the built in spell-checker in Word. From Wordnik.com. [upchuck or die tryin'] Reference
The spell-checker of my computer tried to escape my computer and set itself on fire. From Wordnik.com. [A Teaching Moment] Reference
I got A's in spelling in elementary so if you need a spell-checker I'm your lady! he he. From Wordnik.com. [Catchup] Reference
A Spanish spell-checker would be a welcome addition to which I'd be willing to upgrade. From Wordnik.com. [Looking for Spanish translator or Dictionary on CD] Reference
A spell-checker is like a chain-saw: a powerful tool, but one to be used very carefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002] Reference
Today Slate carried an interesting piece about spell-checker technology by Chris Wilson. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Though it sometimes reads like Lee Abrams with a spell-checker How to charge for content?. From Wordnik.com. [Brill’s content-selling plan » Nieman Journalism Lab] Reference
Yup, it's just a typo - or whatever you call a typo that's perpetuated by a spell-checker. From Wordnik.com. [Cathy Young’s Reasoning is (Insert Generic Fat Reference Here)] Reference
Two utilities which may come in useful are a spell-checker and a version difference checker. From Wordnik.com. [The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002] Reference
The review tells how to use the Microsoft Word spell-checker to find the grade level of any text. From Wordnik.com. [2007 February « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
I suspect either an over-zealous spell-checker or, more likely, a proofreader's industry in-joke. From Wordnik.com. [What do you mean, you've never heard the Eroica symphony?] Reference
In addition, I had the toughest copy editor and spell-checker of all: Mayor Al McWilliams himself. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
A spell-checker typically works in the obvious way: a word you type in is compared to a dictionary. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
(The spell-checker which continues to complain about “woad” has no trouble with “dithionite”.). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
You know, I kept looking at that, thinking "it can't be right", but my spell-checker liked it, and, well. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Adobe Air: That's Not a License, It's a Straitjacket] Reference
Does anyone ever run a spell-checker like, word-processor style dictionary check against their entire catalog corpus?. From Wordnik.com. [Typos in Our Catalogs] Reference
I use Mozilla Firefox as my web browser when I post here and it does have a built-in spell-checker that flags misspelled words. From Wordnik.com. [Edwards: I Would Have Voted Against Resolution Condemning MoveOn] Reference
Mitch Albom is writing at a third-grade level, according to the Microsoft Word readability statistics, part of the spell-checker. From Wordnik.com. [2007 January 02 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter ‘u’ and the elimination of “- ize”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Embedded TIME Reporter: Bush Lied In Speech Yesterday About Iraqi Security Forces] Reference
Check the results of a One-Minute Book Reviews survey that calculated their grade levels using the spell-checker on Microsoft Word. From Wordnik.com. [2007 February 10 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
Most of these problems come not from inaccurate typing, but from indisciminately accepting the first suggestion the spell-checker gives. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Typo Dept. - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
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