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Why don't people use "Spell Check" when they're asking a question on Yahoo Answers?
If you're going to bring attention to yourself, shouldn't you make sure your spelling and punctuation is correct? Or does that not matter to people anymore? I think it makes people seem uneducated.
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- tigglysLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Some of them are obviously from other countries (like the guy who is six feet tall and wants to know how many stone he should weight)
I don't know if they have spell check for them for English/American English.
The other thing is - on dial up - this is a VERY slow feature. I can see not wanting to do it. (I canceled out of it at my friend's because it was too slow!!!)
- BloodsuckerLv 41 decade ago
Bcuz they r 2 kewl 2 relize tht they cnt spel corectly.
I think it is because they just do not realize that the spell check feature is there. The other reason may be because they believe they cannot make mistakes. I would be willing to bet that most of the offenders are under 20 and have been using text messages and chat rooms for a long time. So to make the conversation move quicker they abbreviate the sounds as best they can. Hope this helps.
- cresseyLv 44 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
Some people are so concerned with this point system that they don't really care? Other people feel that mi spelling their words can help convey to the reader the intention they have as they ask the question. You can't tell by the tone of their writing how they are answering. Remember that 80% of the information most people get from a conversation is non verbal. Pitch of voice, clothes they are wearing, facial expressions, etc.
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- 1 decade ago
There are numerous reasons why people don't spell correctly on Yahoo answers. In my opinion I think they truely are imbecile's and lack knowledge. But most people on here are teenagers, and yes teenagers now a days think spelling "iz" instead of the correct way; "is" is cool.
Or they truely lack knowledge. Or most people are unbelievably lazy, and impatient.
- nuniestarLv 41 decade ago
I doubt people even care! As long as you can understand what they are trying to say, thats probably why people dont use it! I will admit I dont either. It is also time consuming, especially if you are someone that likes to answer a lot of questions on here!
- 1 decade ago
English is widely spoken language around the world so speaker from all over the world speaks and writes it however they use it so you couldn't actually say that they are not educated.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
most people are too lazy..and sometimes they don't see their mistakes.