Reason(s) for incredible recent proliferation of poor spelling on DU?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

[Deja Q]

1. I'm usually a good speller, but I do have neck and hand troubles.

Sorry if I accidentally drop a letter or something.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. I hadn't noticed that was a problem with you...

[baldguy]

3. I've got two university degrees...

Neither of them were in English.

Thank god for spell check.

[mhr]

4. Other - Trolling Freepers Are Too Stupid To Use The Spell Checker

eom

[corksean]

5. True, they think the Spell Checker is something to do with Harry Potter

[NYC]

6. There seem to be more of them lately.

[papau]

7. With new default popup blocker settings, spell check will not work!

The above is true - and I have not taken the time to undue whatever I have checked off in the Proxomitron Naoko-4\ProxN45\Proxomitron.exe parameter file


:-)

[mhr]

13. Using Mozilla Firefox - No Problem With Spell Checker

I think most browsers have the option of blocking "pop-ups" from external sites versus "pop-ups" generated internal to the site one is visiting.

At least that is how it works with Firefox.

[DS1]

8. Some of us don't use the spellchecker out of habit

Besides, If The Spell Checker Was Worth A Shit It Would Have Jumped All Over This Sentence ;-) (and it takes too long)

[StopTheMorans]

11. exactly

[mhr]

14. I Use Spell Checker On Every Post - I've Noticed That The DU

Spell checker is very good compared to others used.

Spell checking now ....

[rbnyc]

9. I'm tired.

I've noticed an increase in spelling mistakes in my posts lately...even when I use spell-check. I'm mixing up to, too, their, there and they're which is really strange for me. I'm just so damn sleepy.

[StopTheMorans]

10. people type very quickly, and then don't proofread

i get things wrong sometimes that i never would if i simply proofread my posts...

[underpants]

12. That:s goes for me too

Tahnks

[Done]

15. sPeling, what spEling prorblEms?

:+

i aint got no speling problums.

[tjwmason]

16. About the 'Left Behind' option

Does this refer to the 'No Child Left Behind Act', or are you suggesting that the rapture has happened and we're all heathens left behind?

If the latter, surely F.R. would have gone quiet, we all know how sure they are to be raptured...