# Spell Check **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 7, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315 "2005-03-07T05:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![START](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/1 "2005-03-07T05:10:16Z")
Ever considered having a spell check and/or grammar check feature for responding to and STARTing new threads? ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/2 "2005-03-07T13:10:36Z")
Itโ€™d probably be a major drain on the server. If you think youโ€™d like a spell checker, you could try composing your posts in Word, or, as an alternative, check them at [SpellCheck.net](http://www.spellcheck.net/). Or just live with a few tpyos. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/3 "2005-03-07T13:41:17Z")
Check out the new beta [Google Toolbar.](http://toolbar.google.com/T3/index) It has a kick ass spell check feature for web fields, such as the forum reply box ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/4 "2005-03-07T16:22:33Z")
[Spell Checker for Firefox](http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/). All you have to do is remember to use it. You can get a plug-in for anything with Firefox. ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/5 "2005-03-07T18:50:45Z")
Game Faq message board has a spell checker and required preview before positng that works well. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/6 "2005-03-07T19:12:35Z")
> [@Futile Gesture](#): > > [Spell Checker for Firefox](http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/). All you have to do is remember to use it. > > You can get a plug-in for anything with Firefox. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks. That will come in handy. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/7 "2005-03-07T21:39:46Z")
C - H - E - C - K You know, itโ€™s really easy when you give away the answer in the thread title. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/8 "2005-03-07T22:57:32Z")
[ieSpell.com](http://ieSpell.com) has a free spell checker for IE that works with any text box. It puts a check click in the Tools menu and a right-click menu. ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/9 "2005-03-08T02:34:53Z")
Always check. It may be mate. ---
**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/10 "2005-03-10T02:43:21Z")
If yer on a mac, Safarai will underlin any mispelled words in red. Itโ€™s my ssecret to soundig vaguely intelligent. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check/293315/11 "2005-03-10T04:03:33Z")
So, **MrFantsyPants** , I take it you are posting from a PC?