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Hate this new format...don't we get a choice here? I hate the pencil and give me back the spell check feature.

Will U quit using ask if this gets worse?

I may...... :(

Update:

duh...I know the pencil is spell check...my point was that like the toe tappin paperclip that's on my mac it is annoying to have a cartoon tell me anything....are we this pathetic we need cartoons to correct us so we don't feel as though we've gotten spanked!

I'd like to bring back Geeves too...Ask is so bland and neutral...Geeves had style and yes a cartoon but not childish....

Update 2:

Do we need pictures because we can not read basic English...or spell!

Stay in school people because u r scarin me...and I'll use as many .....as I want to cartoon correcter .........ahhhhh!

I feel better..........

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Spell check doesn't always work, after all. The best spell check is in your brain. If you have to check the spelling of a word, use a dictionary. It might just help you next time you need to use that particular word.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, you don't have a choice. The spell check feature is there and better than ever. Give it some time. You may just like it. And that pencil... IT'S SPELL CHECK!!! Big as life!!! Maybe now more people will actually check their spelling. That was my hope long before this change.

  • i actually like the new format..and i wouldn't let the layout stop me from using the site because that's not why i am on here.

    there is a spell check though! the pencil bubble tells you your errors and then a link to open spell check.

  • 1 decade ago

    to use the spell check you just have to click on the bubble with the pencil on it and it will tell you whats wrong

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  • DJJD
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I just thought it was a blip and it would go back to normal later. I can't seem to catch the pencil before it disappears. lol

  • CHER
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    This post is a very good example of how people hate change. I urge you to get use to it because it is the one true constant. :oosen up, relax, and enjoy

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