# Does this message board have a spell checking function? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 27, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396 "2016-03-27T21:45:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zuer-coli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ba9def/32.png) [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/1 "2016-03-27T21:45:59Z")
All, Just as above, I did use the search function and didn’t find anything. I have to believe that I am just missing something. Zuer-coli ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/2 "2016-03-27T21:55:56Z")
When I mispell [sic] a word, it gets underlined in red; but I think it’s my browser that’s doing that, rather than the message board. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/3 "2016-03-27T22:02:07Z")
Moving this question about the Board to ATMB from General Questions. **samclem** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/4 "2016-03-27T22:07:24Z")
From the number of typos I see, this board has no autocorrect. It’s in your browser, or in your phone if you use it to post here. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/5 "2016-03-27T22:43:54Z")
The previous posts are correct. There is no spell checking built into the SDMB. Your browser or phone or tablet or whatever you use to view the SDMB may have spell checking built into it. Firefox has spell checking built into it. It is enabled by default. Chrome and Internet Explorer also have a spell checker. Depending on what version you have, you may need to go into the browser’s settings and enable it. The iPhone’s auto carrot [sic] is rather (in)famous. Android also uses word prediction and attempts to correct spelling errors on the fly, often resulting in auto carrots. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/6 "2016-03-28T10:58:13Z")
If you simply spell words correctly in the first place, you’ll have no need for any kind of spell check. This may seem intuitively obvious to some, but it’s worth pointing out. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/7 "2016-03-28T15:02:01Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If you simply spell words correctly in the first place, you’ll have no need for any kind of spell check. This may seem intuitively obvious to some, but it’s worth pointing out. Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/8 "2016-03-28T17:00:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If you simply spell words correctly in the first place, you’ll have no need for any kind of spell check. This may seem intuitively obvious to some, but it’s worth pointing out. I grow my own words in my garden and they taste better than any words you can buy at the store. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/9 "2016-03-28T22:21:32Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I grow my own words in my garden and they taste better than any words you can buy at the store. You may have the tasty freshest verbs and spices, but for the highest Scoville foliage and verbiage, you should do your gardening in the Pit, with X-tra vinegar. That’s the only place around here that really needs spell checking, as all curses and hexes belong there. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/10 "2016-03-28T22:28:33Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > You may have the tasty freshest verbs and spices, but for the highest Scoville foliage and verbiage, you should do your gardening in the Pit, with X-tra vinegar. That’s the only place around here that really needs spell checking, as all curses and hexes belong there. It’s also the place where people are forced to eat their own words. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/11 "2016-03-28T22:50:43Z")
Joust remember that ewe kneed two cheque yore typing even with spelt chequing. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/12 "2016-03-28T23:37:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If you simply spell words correctly in the first place, you’ll have no need for any kind of spell check. This may seem intuitively obvious to some, but it’s worth pointing out. Dmnd strayt! ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/13 "2016-03-29T05:05:52Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If you simply spell words correctly in the first place, you’ll have no need for any kind of spell check. This may seem intuitively obvious to some, but it’s worth pointing out. I’m an engineer. We can’t be expected to spell correctly or use proper grammar. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/14 "2016-03-29T10:48:01Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > I’m an engineer. We can’t be expected to spell correctly or use proper grammar. Well, just so the trains on schedule, I guess you’re fine. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-message-board-have-a-spell-checking-function/750396/15 "2016-03-30T17:48:54Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If you simply spell words correctly in the first place, you’ll have no need for any kind of spell check. This may seem intuitively obvious to some, but it’s worth pointing out. Typos are a constant possibility for even the best of spellers. I have no difficulties at all with spelling but I’ll still leave the Firefox spellchecker enabled to catch typos (and we all make them).