I’m an excellent speller (spelling bee champion of my school three years running! Oh God, you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for a legitimate excuse to throw that into a conversation) and don’t bother running spell check when I’m just typing up an email or something. But I always use it before submitting a document for work, or turning in a paper for a class, or anything like that. I also rely on the built-in spellchecker in Firefox, as it often catches typos for me. (Like just now when I tried to spell it “tpyos.”)
I am a very good speller. The only time I use spelling checker (and I call it “typo checker” because I can’t remember the last time it caught an actual spelling error, but it catches a few typos) is when the result matters–something I’m doing for work, a fiction piece I’m planning to submit, etc.
I can usually catch typos when I read over what I’ve written. Since I’m a color-grapheme synesthete, misspelled words just jump off the page at me because they don’t “look right.”
I’m generally a good speller, but I do keep a spellchecker turned on (in my browser) just in case I miss something. I’m not a native English speaker.
Besides, I like magic.
I’m another one who’s a good speller, but who occasionally makes typos. Chrome has a built-in spellcheck, so I’ve never bothered to install one.
I do have a few bugaboo words that I can’t seem to get right (*separate *and *paraphernalia *come to mind) so it’s nice to have the spellcheck.
I don’t consciously use one, though sometimes I use a word processor that has it turned on, and I’ll notice if it flags something. Usually, though, it’s more trouble than it’s worth. If I really care about having things spelled correctly, I’ll proofread.
I’ve just been working on my syllabus for this fall’s Calculus class. MS Word’s spell checker doesn’t believe there’s such a word as “antidifferentiation” and suggests that what I really mean is “ant differentiation.”
Most everything I type text into has automatic spell check; Firefox, Open Office, Eudora.
Yes, and yes. I am a very good speller, and I hate it when I send something out with a misspelling in it. I also happen to be a pretty bad typist, so I always use spellcheck to catch words that I know how to spell but can’t seem to type out correctly.
I’m an excellent speller, but I generally use a spellchecker to help catch typos.
As I read the forums over the next few days I am going to keep reminding myself that 93% of Dopers think they are good spellers…