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AC

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Is it possible for the site in include a spell chequer?
Tony

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Me again, Tony! This question was raised some time ago at
ChessWorld as well, and comprehensively discussed at the Forum. I'm
quite sure the answer is a firm 'No!' Why? In the first place there's
what we can call an 'Internet Language' (which I don't use as I stick
to 'proper' English). What would a spell-chequer think of 'LOL'? To
name just one. Two: What with the many (on purpose? misspelled
words? What with uncommon abbreviations? No, tony, it wouldn't work
as far as I understand this.

Kindets regards

Jan

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And thirdly, it's spell-cheCKer (not sure whether it's hyphenated or not), a spelling mistake
which a spell-checker wouldn't pick up, since chequer is in the dictionary, meaning a
chessboard-like pattern. Sorry, I couldn't resist, given the subject matter. Or was that the
joke, in which case, LOL!

AC

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Thanks Acolyte, i am afraid my spelling is appealing, i spent two
weeks telling people that Schliemann's attics in the forum reminded
me of a cunning stunt .

Tony
sorry there i go again i meant antics not attics

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You see what would happen? English is not my native language (Dutch
is). Thanks for the correction anyway. I'll remember. Jan

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Also consider that English has different spellings for the same word,
depending on which country you might hail from. An example is that in
the US, you would RECOGNIZE someone; in UK or Australia, you would
RECOGNISE the individual. I apologice...whoops!

Coyote

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