How to spot typos in your posts Thread poster: Emma Goldsmith
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Emma Goldsmith 
Spain
Local time: 14:32
Member (2010)
Spanish to English
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Emma Goldsmith wrote:
It checks English French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
no usse from me, tneh...
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Firefox and Chrome both have built-in English (and other) spellcheckers. They are also on by default, so I'm not sure how you could miss them. I would know about the built-in spellchecker, as I find it incredibly annoying - it's the... See more Firefox and Chrome both have built-in English (and other) spellcheckers. They are also on by default, so I'm not sure how you could miss them. I would know about the built-in spellchecker, as I find it incredibly annoying - it's the first thing I switch off after installing a new browser.
By the way, the word you were looking for is posts, not threads. A thread is a discussion on a topic, a post is one contribution to such a discussion.
[Edited at 2011-12-02 15:41 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 14:32
Member (2010)
Spanish to English
TOPIC STARTER | built-in spell check | Dec 2, 2011 |
FarkasAndras wrote:
it's the first thing I switch off after installing a new browser.
Indeed. That's why it's useful to have an add-on that you can just click on (if you want to) to check the spelling when you're ready to post. It doesn't automatically underline everything as you write.
Re. post/thread. You're quite right. I've just changed the title (thanks, Natalie!)
@Giovanni:
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Justin Trumain
United States
Local time: 08:32
Portuguese to English
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| In the olden days... | Dec 2, 2011 |
...before computers, editors used to proofread by reading every word backwards - that way your mind concentrates on the word and not the context.
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