Is there a spell checker?

[+redants]

Just wondering-

When reading an average cache description, it is usually well written. But sometimes, there are caches with spelling mistakes. True, these may be typos, but when writing a cache description recently I spelt a word wrong, and I knew something was wrong. It took me days to find it (the error). Is there a spell check on the website [cache placement form]? It frustrates me while proofreading, as the misspelt words are not easily spotted.

[+Huntleigh]

Just wondering-

When reading an average cache description, it is usually well written. But sometimes, there are caches with spelling mistakes. True, these may be typos, but when writing a cache description recently I spelt a word wrong, and I knew something was wrong. It took me days to find it (the error). Is there a spell check on the website [cache placement form]? It frustrates me while proofreading, as the misspelt words are not easily spotted.

It will depend on your browser but you should be able to find a spellchecker plug-in that will check text boxes for spelling.

 

Internet Explorer has IEspell and Firefox has several

[AZcachemeister]

Unfortunately, spellcheckers only go so far.

 

Glaringly bad grammar won't phase a spellchecker.

 

Homophones are the worst, spelled correctly but make no sense in the context of the sentence.

 

Some folks seem to be blessed (cursed) with the ability to spot these on the first pass.

 

Probably your best option is to have a trusted friend proof-read your text for you...after letting your spellchecker have a go at it.

[+Viajero Perdido]

Glaringly bad grammar won't phase faze a spellchecker.

 

Homophones are the worst, spelled correctly but make no sense in the context of the sentence.

I like your foreshadowing.

[AZcachemeister]

There you go...it could happen to anybody!

[+Ambrosia]

Glaringly bad grammar won't phase faze a spellchecker.

 

Homophones are the worst, spelled correctly but make no sense in the context of the sentence.

I like your foreshadowing.

 

There you go...it could happen to anybody!

[7rxc]

Just wondering-

When reading an average cache description, it is usually well written. But sometimes, there are caches with spelling mistakes. True, these may be typos, but when writing a cache description recently I spelt a word wrong, and I knew something was wrong. It took me days to find it (the error). Is there a spell check on the website [cache placement form]? It frustrates me while proofreading, as the misspelt words are not easily spotted.

 

Not that I'm aware of, but using any word processor available you can type the text, and use the spellchecker etc. on it and then cut and paste the text into your cache page.

 

Problem with spellcheckers is that many times you have to make sure they are for the correct language.

I'm sure you will run into the problem that many default to United Statesian (US'n for short). They like to remove all the 'u's we spent so many years getting into words, for example.

 

Doug 7rxc

[+DonB]

There was some spellcheckers that once installed will check your spelling anytime you are doing a text document. The only name I can remember was one called Tinyspell, and I'm not sure if that was one that stayed resident.

[+Gumbys4eva]

And here I thought that "spelt" was merely a type of flour! I just learned that it can also be the past tense of "spell". I thought that was "spelled" but I looked it up and "spelt" works too. Learn something everyday.

[+BBWolf+3Pigs]

Although loads of bad spelling in a listening listing makes me cringe, nothing is worse than extremely bad grammar. Grammas Grammar so bad you can't figure out what thery they mean to say. That's the worst.

 

[edit: oh the irony]

Edited January 7, 2013 by BBWolf+3Pigs

[+The A-Team]

Although loads of bad spelling in a listening makes me cringe, nothing is worse than extremely bad grammar. Grammas so bad you can't figure out what thery mean to say. That's the worst.

Irony or intentional?

 

SICNR

[+BBWolf+3Pigs]

Although loads of bad spelling in a listening makes me cringe, nothing is worse than extremely bad grammar. Grammas so bad you can't figure out what thery mean to say. That's the worst.

Irony or intentional?

 

SICNR

 

Irony.

[+dprovan]

I'm not sure the problem is as specific as a spell checker. Some descriptions are so bad it's obvious the CO didn't even read them over, just clicked submit and has never looked back.

[+Viajero Perdido]

my pet peeve is lazy punctuation no periods sentence breaks hard to tell where sentence or thought begins and ends sorta okay when doing quick tweets but shows sloppiness when putting down words for posterity such as in cache listing am i at 140 yet

[+Huntleigh]

Although loads of bad spelling in a listening makes me cringe, nothing is worse than extremely bad grammar. Grammas so bad you can't figure out what thery mean to say. That's the worst.

Irony or intentional?

 

SICNR

 

Irony.

 

I thought I smelt a rat.

[+redants]

I am top of the klass[class] wif[with] spelling

Edited January 10, 2013 by redants

[+redants]

Sorry. That is getting old.

[+maxx borchovski]

The Firefox browser has a spell checker built in, it does not, however check grammar or grandmas.

[+Sol seaker]

I use FireFox which spell-checks everything I write. It immediately underlines misspelled words. My spelling has improved dramatically since I've been using it.

It doesn't require that you turn it on or activate a checker. It's always working.

I'm glad I switched from internet explorer.

 

Of course you've got to know the difference between two, to and too, and things like that.

Badly misspelled cache pages bother me too.

[+Olddffart]

Just wondering-

When reading an average cache description, it is usually well written. But sometimes, there are caches with spelling mistakes. True, these may be typos, but when writing a cache description recently I spelt a word wrong, and I knew something was wrong. It took me days to find it (the error). Is there a spell check on the website [cache placement form]? It frustrates me while proofreading, as the misspelt words are not easily spotted.

 

There is a spell checker available in any of the text entry boxes in Geocaching pages.

This includes all text boxes on the cache submission form as well as logs.

Even in this text entry box I am using now !!!

 

Just Right Click anywhere in the box - it's at the bottom of the menu.

Right click on an underlined word, and it can give you some rather imaginative suggestions !!!

Edited January 11, 2013 by Olddffart

[+redants]

I found a list on some blog- lost the paper I wrote the URL on

[+redants]

I found a list on some blog- lost the paper I wrote the URL on

List of spell checkers for different browsers.

 

I don't require them though- woo hoo

[+redants]

All resolved

[+wmpastor]

I'm not sure the problem is as specific as a spell checker. Some descriptions are so bad it's obvious the CO didn't even read them over, just clicked submit and has never looked back.

"Never looked back" says it well - if they did, they'd see the typos in their cache listing. Everyone knows they can edit the text even after publication, right?

[+wmpastor]

I found a list on some blog- lost the paper I wrote the URL on

Oh, the shortcomings of analog copies!

[+TheWeatherWarrior]

meh...it is the internet, proper spelling & grammar are optional.