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Beware of relying solely on the built in spell-checkers of modern word processing software.
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These phrases get through e-mail and PowerPoint spell-checkers and sound nearly correct.
Word Court 2008
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Clearly, spell-checkers and grammar checkers have had an impact, because the absolutely worst grammatical errors have largely vanished.
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I fear for the literacy of our culture with the withering of bookstores and libraries, the alarming reliance on spell-checkers, and the reduction of editing to an expendable luxury at newspapers and pubishing houses.
Influence peddling Peter Rozovsky 2010
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Clearly, spell-checkers and grammar checkers have had an impact, because the absolutely worst grammatical errors have largely vanished.
What’s a Story « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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These phrases get through e-mail and PowerPoint spell-checkers and sound nearly correct.
Word Court 2008
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In a postscript Henriksson blames some of the tragicomic errors on an overreliance on spell-checkers and on anxieties about test-taking.
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The term refers to the inclination of some ancient spell-checkers to change “cooperation” (which used to be hyphenated) to “Cupertino” (the home of Apple).
The Grammarphobia Blog » Blog Archive » It’s definitely not “definately” 2010
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Even spell-checkers are politically correct these days.
Archive 2010-04-01 Peter Rozovsky 2010
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It seems that some older spell-checkers have suggested “defiantly” as the proper spelling of “definately.”
The Grammarphobia Blog » Blog Archive » It’s definitely not “definately” 2010
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