Comments on: Who Makes These Spell Checkers? http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jason Dunn http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138/comment-page-1#comment-140 Jason Dunn Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:09:43 +0000 http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138#comment-140 Janak - upon further research it seems that both "skeptical" and "sceptical" are accepted spellings of the word - and you're right, Word was telling me that "sceptical" was the correct spelling, but I've never encountered that spelling before, so I was a bit...skeptical that it was right. The Firefox spell checker is also flagging "skeptical" as the incorrect spelling. But how do you explain "movies"? ;-) Janak – upon further research it seems that both “skeptical” and “sceptical” are accepted spellings of the word – and you’re right, Word was telling me that “sceptical” was the correct spelling, but I’ve never encountered that spelling before, so I was a bit…skeptical that it was right. The Firefox spell checker is also flagging “skeptical” as the incorrect spelling. But how do you explain “movies”? ;-)

]]> By: Janak Parekh http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138/comment-page-1#comment-139 Janak Parekh Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:30:39 +0000 http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138#comment-139 Jason, can you check your language setting? Perhaps "sceptical" is what the spellchecker is expecting? ;) In general, I've had very few problems with MS spellcheckers. Now, grammar-checking is another thing entirely. Jason, can you check your language setting? Perhaps “sceptical” is what the spellchecker is expecting? ;)

In general, I’ve had very few problems with MS spellcheckers. Now, grammar-checking is another thing entirely.

]]> By: ctmagnus http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138/comment-page-1#comment-138 ctmagnus Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:55:13 +0000 http://www.jasondunn.com/who-makes-these-spell-checkers-138#comment-138 I once witnessed someone typing a long document that invariably had one typo. He would accept Word's suggested correction, but that would also be flagged as a typo. The suggested correction for that was his initial spelling, which then was flagged as a typo again. I once witnessed someone typing a long document that invariably had one typo. He would accept Word’s suggested correction, but that would also be flagged as a typo. The suggested correction for that was his initial spelling, which then was flagged as a typo again.

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