From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   Jim Beard wrote:   
   > On 02/10/2013 12:43 AM, Adam wrote:   
   >> Sometimes I have no idea where spell checkers get their basic   
   >> list from. [...] I appreciate their flagging things   
   >   
   > When spell-checkers first came into general use, I thought they were   
   > great.  I just kept putting words the spell-checker did not know into   
   > the list it used, and all was great.  Until a new OS or a new   
   > wordprocessing program came along, and all that effort was in the used   
   > bit bin.   
   >   
   > After a couple of repetitions of that, I concluded spell-check was not   
   > worth the irritation and effort.   
      
   I don't remember using spell-checkers much until they became "real-time"   
   (flagging errors during typing without having to separately invoke   
   spell-check), although I did occasionally use them before that.  I found   
   and find them a slight convenience, mainly for flagging typos (lately   
   I've been typing "which" as "whcih").  For the past few years, the only   
   programs I use that have spell-check are Mozilla Suite/Seamonkey and   
   OpenOffice/LibreOffice, and both keep my customized dictionary with each   
   upgrade.   
      
   Adam   
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