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Cerium · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:39 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Goddamnit...

As much as I'd like to say it was part of the other intentional mispellings, it wasn't.
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Mine GO BOOM · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:10 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Cerium · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:12 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

It's still a convenience tool which in general makes people lazy. In this case, I've made a mental note to check for that mistake in the future and as a result it's unlikely I will misspell it again.
Infact, more often than not I've found spell checkers just slow me down as they only catch abbreviations, acronyms or last names.

It's not that I think they're worthless -- they definitely have a place in computing -- but when we start adding them to every application that has a text box, all we're going to do is assist people in becoming ignorant and lazy. How many people these days do you think will actually care about a correction such as the one you pointed out for me (or the other one Blocks pointed out a couple months back [inhalation])? It really bothers me when people write statements like "If I cared I would use spell check" rather than acknowledging/admitting they fucked up.

Edit:
Then again, even with a spell checker some people still can't get the shit right.

Edit #2:
This is slightly off topic but whatever. My original search also yielded this and I was slightly worried that I hadn't properly flamed him for it until I got to the end.
I know it's lame to laugh at your own jokes but, come on. That was a gem.