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The iPhone does not have a spell checker

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avalys

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Has anyone noticed that the iPhone really does not have a spell checker? It has an intelligent keyboard that can correct your mistakes, if you are clumsy and hit the wrong key - but if you actually don't know how to spell a word, or even just skip a letter because you're typing too fast, it won't suggest a correction.

This is probably the most annoying thing about the iPhone to me right now.

As an example - try to type "aardvark". If you type "Aardvarl", it will suggest "aardvark" as the correction. Then try "ardvark" - you get nothing.
 
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Learning to spell might be an option.

I would hate if the iPhone gave suggestions for every word it thought I might be spelling wrong.

What about the people that use text abbreviations like lol, c u ltr and the like? A spell checker would drive them NUTS.
 
appleretailguy said:
Learning to spell might be an option.

I would hate if the iPhone gave suggestions for every word it thought I might be spelling wrong.

What about the people that use text abbreviations like lol, c u ltr and the like? A spell checker would drive them NUTS.
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A "settings" option would allow people to choose. Personally, a spell-checker, at least in the email app, would be pretty sweet.
 
appleretailguy said:
Learning to spell might be an option.

I would hate if the iPhone gave suggestions for every word it thought I might be spelling wrong.

What about the people that use text abbreviations like lol, c u ltr and the like? A spell checker would drive them NUTS.
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I know how to spell. The problem is that the iPhone keyboard does not always pick up keypresses when you're typing quickly, and the auto-correction does not fix errors that involve missing letters - just mistyped letters.
 
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avalys said:
I know how to spell. The problem is that the iPhone keyboard does not always pick up keypresses when you're typing quickly, and the auto-correction does not fix errors that involve missing letters - just mistyped letters.
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Yeah, I can see how that might be helpful. It's like the iPhone has an auto-complete, but only for a certain number of letters.

It let me type sspicious without offering any sort of suggestion.

I have just learned to slow down. Way down.

Prevents me from sending idiot text messages, that's for sure.
 
Being dyslexic having spell check on the iphone would be great.

I would like to see the auto correcting feature that is currently on the phone stay the same. But if you have completely misspelled a word it gets underlined with a red line just like on a mac. Then you can tap and hold on the underlined word to see the different correct options.

This tap and hold option is already a function on the iPhone. You can tap and hold on a link in safari and it will show you the url for that link.
 
SFStateStudent said:
program in Notes, (well it's sort of a spell check) the word turns BROWN just below your typed text, and if it's spelled correctly, then it will continue on to the next word. :cool:
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Are you saying that there is a spell check on the iphone?
 
I would really love a grammar checker for this reason.

The stupid "intelligent keyboard" does not suffice here.

I type fast saying "people never gave electric cars a chance" but it suggested that I changed "cars" to "Cats" as if there is such thing as an electric cat in the first place. I really wish they programmed some sort of common sense into this thing, as these types of dumb auto correction things really are starting to get on my nerves. I realize it is my fault for not pressing directly on the R instead of the T, but hey, thats the fault of an all touch phone.
 
It's FAR more annoying than that! The iPhone has half a spell checker.

In other words, it changes the correct UK spelling of words like "authorise" into the annoyingly incorrect american spelling "authorize".

Even though the phone knows that it's in the UK. :mad:
 
It doesn't bother me that it doesn't have a spell checker. I find the auto-complete to be sufficient for me.
 
avalys said:
I know how to spell. The problem is that the iPhone keyboard does not always pick up keypresses when you're typing quickly, and the auto-correction does not fix errors that involve missing letters - just mistyped letters.
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Ya i hate that. I know how to spell great and use proper grammar. If you simply add one extra letter to a word, it instantly wont recognize. Like if your typing "Apple", but you mispell and type "Appqle", then it instantly wont recognize it.
 
i fidn the spel checker to woke fine, realy deod the hob dine for me.

btw I posted thai from mu iphone.

snverhallen

:p
 
26139 said:
I would agree, but I'm sad to say the people that actually spell words out and use proper grammar are in the minority.
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I know, I fear for the future. Just picture todays tweens running the world in another 25 years.

russia_guy - "u gna nuke uz"?

usa_rulz - "suk it f00l!"
 
iEdit

cmendill said:
Still no spell check in 3.0.

This is very lame.
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Have you checked out iEdit? New app that spellchecks and uses the copy and paste functionality. Highlights incorrect words and gives you a list of suggested fixes. Check it out.
 
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