What would one do without spell/grammar check? Forget trying to remember your third grade grammar lessons and spelling lists, spell check has your back. Or does it? Think about it, your typing a resume, texting a cute guy, finishing that 10 page research paper… what are you doing? You're running a grammar and spell check on Microsoft Word. You're relying on your smart phone to give you a replacement word. Sadly, we all trust this system with our reputation. Instead of acquiring knowledge of the english language we become lazy and leave it up to this software.
The problem is, this system is not always correct. Anyone who uses an iPhone, hopefully, knows that defiantly is not the same as definitely. For the Microsoft Word users, commas are a must in the middle of EVERY sentence. Spell check will often times try to guess what you're going to type next or what you "meant" but only we know… not the program.
It's not all the time that this happens but our culture has become so reliant on this system that it controls us and we trust it more than our english teach, who went to school for many years melting these rules into their brain mind you. I know i have received numerous letters that my school carelessly sent out with out looking over it themselves. Spell and grammar check are marvelous things to lend a helping "optional" hand but one must not let it control their basic knowledge. Or this might happen…
http://whohasthelastword.com/why-spell-check-does-not-always-work
Do not rely only on a software that will allow you to make a fool out of yourself by throwing in a surprise foe for for when you apply for the manager position. Check multiple sources!
