Using Google For Spell Checking

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    I know Google isn't really made for this purpose, but I've been using it for quite some time now to check my spelling. If I'm not 100% sure how to spell a certain word or phrase, I just type it into Google for how I "think" it should be spelled. If I'm incorrect, Google will return "Did You Mean: [correct spelling]".
     
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  2. lordadel

    lordadel Active Member

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    actually that is what i sometimes do:)
     
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    lol. I'm guilty of that, too. You can even get google to give you definitions of a word...

    define:word
     
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    The search engine tries to comes up with the nearest word that you are searching.
     
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    Everyone does that
    i mostly get spellings wrong, google corrects it
     
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    lycos Well-Known Member

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    Well I use it all the time and it's even faster and much better than using MS Word :)
     
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    oh i have been doing that since i came to know about seo ,
    good to see so many people doing this
     
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    I love this application. It being 100% accurate is not that important. It is a better speller than I am.
     
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    ...never realized this was an SEO trick
     
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    I use it as alternate for my "favorities" sites. It is easier to enter some short keyword into search box, and click on result, than enter whole (sometimes long) url. And if I misspell something, it is corrected also.
     
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    Since finding out about this feature, I've been doing this rather than fire up MS Word (any word processor for that matter) or even try to go to dictionary.com or any other dictionary site. Occasionally Google doesn't know the word (really complicated, obscure word), so I still have to go to a dictionary for that. It's also good for defining stuff by using the define: operator.
     
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    yes, google has good use.
     
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    I appreciate for Google Spell Checking.
    "Did You Mean: [correct spelling]"
     
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    I used to do that too, I just use the GNU spell checker in gedit and Opera now though.
     
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    Yes they have incorporated such features in Google and almost it
    has become a ready language reckoner to be used as - dictionary, grammar, synonym etc.
     
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    yes this is true. many time in hurry i misspell words but google is always there to help me. I appricate the "DID YOU MEAN : " feature of google.
     
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    i meant some keywords like actress names which have to be spelt correctly
     
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