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ANSWERMAN asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 2 decades ago

Spell check?

Who thinks Yahoo should add spell check to Q&A?

Would the people who need it most Actually use it?

What was the funniest misspelling you've seen in Answers (copy a link back to the question if u can)?

Update:

Sorry, Jakasaki - iespell is a browser add-on that you must get and add to your system. I'm talking about something like a button right on the submit screen

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago
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    I'd love to see spell check, but I don't think the worst offenders would bother with it.

    I answered a guy that wanted to draw "cartoon hores"

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=100512...

  • 2 decades ago

    on the submit screen, i always hit the modify button to go back and correct any word mistakes so as to be clear enough. i already sent yahoo team a similiar question on the idea of having an automated spell checker-last month, and only got an automated response-no direct answer. they are too busy with monitoring other yahoo sites i guess. so some people just have to take the time to hit that modify button or edit button...

  • 2 decades ago

    1. I don't think it's necessary. I have spell check built into my browser (Firefox) for any field I type in.

    2. No.

    3. Not sure about misspellings, but I had the word "@$$ist" censored on me because it contains a banned word. See: assist.

  • 2 decades ago

    Spellcheck would be great. I always have two windows open. One is set to http://www.dictionary.com./ The other, of course, to Answers.

    One of the questions from some kid's homework was: Can you give definitions for these words. The first one was "Quater." I didn't do the kid's homework by giving definitions, but I did look up the word myself. I hope he did okay on the assignment.

    Definately the wirst miseplings iv evr scene is reprisented on this forom. The gramma is worser stil.

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  • 2 decades ago

    most necrobrains as you are would be too bizeee changing their diaper. they would not know that only a small % of the english laguage is actually english and actually ill informed and arrogant as a necrobrain is. better just read the question. i can do morse code can you. i speak 7 languages including Latin and Bask can you necrobrain?

    Source(s): the united nation
  • 2 decades ago

    They already have it.... just go to tools then select ieSpell. It will check your spelling...

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