Is auto-correct...
 

...getting more intrusive on this website, or are people just getting lazier about checking their spelling before posting?

Most of the stuff posted here seems pretty well-written, if somewhat informal.

One of my peeves though is the use of homophones. When I see them I usually conclude one of two things: that the writer is a millennial and thus conditioned by social media to use them, or that he or she is a lazy person over 40.

Dont no wat u meen. 😉😉🙃

spell check is a pain in the azz! wants formal sentence structure and doesn't like humor in homophones, etc, This location doesn't / shouldn't have any requirement for schooling or correcting to professional level writing. We are all / almost retired and having fun while the fun lasts.

I couldn't care less about perfect spelling or punctuation or grammah.

spahstguy

how else does one type in a propah Bahston accent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ZYgb8Osek

My iPad or IPhone changes words spelling and sometimes makes it unreadable, either by typing or voice. No idea why, but I’d I don’t reread carefully I miss their change, than have to edit.

Sometimes the words make no sense, and I know it’s not what I type. My laptop isn’t Apple so have zero issues with changing of words or spelling. I blame Apple

Spelling is a pet peeve. I will admit auto correct blows at times but like anything else...check your post before you hit reply. I remember , casually, correcting someone’s spelling several months ago on a thread....and one of ToTV finest Pat Boone imitators...accused me of ADA insensitivity!

Or, they are just as dumb as a box of rocks... :D

I have my spell-checker disabled on all my applications and browsers. It's distracting. I misspell things once in awhile. Not often though.

I hate the spell check on my iPhone.

I can promise you, I have never meant to type the word "Ducking"... :1rotfl:

You may be joking, but it's the first thing I think of. There are a few here that give me a headache trying to decipher what they are trying to say. I just assume they are uneducated. And if they are so uneducated that I can't figure out what they are trying to convey, then it wasn't worth deciphering anyway.

Why insult a box of rocks? What did they do to you?

Several years ago there was a thread about auto correct. I still laugh about the woman who said she stopped texting her granddaughter after calling her a slut!

My spelling is perfect. But, every now and then, my tablet thinks it is time to show me that it has spellchecker. That's when things go wanky!

ROTFLMAO! I hope that is a true story! Way to go Auto-correct!