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Dictionaries both started and ended the need to memorize correct spelling.
by hcs 9y ago
Dictionaries both started and ended the need to memorize correct spelling.
- gumby 9y agoActually, given the vast number of homophones, the ability to spell correctly is extremely important. First, because spelling correctors often pick the wrong correction in response to a typo. Second, because a good spelling corrector has to lack a lot of important words (else it is prone to false positives).
- thanksgiving 9y agoSorry if this is obvious but I am glad to see swiping-style keyboards on our phones and tablets. I'd someone says we don't need to know how to spell, I can just ask them if they use a swiping keyboard. If they say yes, it is easy to convince them that we should have at least some concept of spelling.