Using Instant Messenger

OK, I have a weird question:

-Would you want to have a spell-checker built into your IM software?


(I'm using software that does this, and just curious. Also, I can add in all the crazy IM lingo as I use this thing)

Y~!

not really, IM is way too spontanious to go spellchecking and correcting every sentence.
i try to be neat but when i do make a typo screw it, not worth worrying about.

I hate speel-checkers. Die speel-checkers.

Yes, and if you're using OS X or Linux then it's already there.

Any native OS X application has access to the global spell checker, and the nifty control-click word thing to show spelling suggestions. Same thing goes for browsers and just about anything else. I can't live without it

On Linux there's the aspell library I believe which works with EveryBuddy and gaim and probably a few others.

I do and I like it.

I NEEEEEED one of these!!!!!!!!

Usually by the time I have spell-checked something, my would-be threats have become idle.

Nah. It would take the fun out of drunk instant messages.

not worth it in IM and i'm liking using www.dictionary.com you get to check the spelling, definitions and you're upto being real creative click the thesaurus and find more like words (lazy day not checking for syninym..)

How DO you spell "ASL"?

I'm trying to avoid use of spell checkers. I want to improve my spelling and I think paper dictionaries do a better job of making me remember. If the spell checker was built in to the software and pinged when it didn't recognize a word that'd be cool.

A spell checker once suggested "Mortimer" for the word "Showtime." I don't care for them anymore.

Yeah... iChat spell checks on the fly, which is a big help to an unejukatid slob like me. Luuuurve it.

-Trevor

Good point, this one does it on the fly -- it seems Trevor uses it that way, too.

Y~!

A speel checker once suggested 'tampon' as a replacement for my surname. NOW do you see why I hate the things?

yeah, I like the ichat spell checker. it's super nifty.