Comments on: Spellr.us launches, free spell checking for one month http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GooseGrade promotes YOU to copy editor http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366481 GooseGrade promotes YOU to copy editor Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:59:45 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366481 [...] Since most of our editors aren’t native English speakers, we’ve been obsessed with spelling and grammar. Every time we hit the publish button, we secretly hope no errors have slipped in. Next to being really careful, this fear also translated in some posts about 2.0 spelling tools. Like Spellr.us, an Australia-based service that remotely monitors your blog or website and send you updates when it finds errors and typos. They launched at TechCrunch 50. [...] [...] Since most of our editors aren’t native English speakers, we’ve been obsessed with spelling and grammar. Every time we hit the publish button, we secretly hope no errors have slipped in. Next to being really careful, this fear also translated in some posts about 2.0 spelling tools. Like Spellr.us, an Australia-based service that remotely monitors your blog or website and send you updates when it finds errors and typos. They launched at TechCrunch 50. [...]

]]> By: Dain http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366480 Dain Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:47:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366480 Well picked up David and Ernst-Jan. Whilst spellr.us does work wonders with typos, grammatical errors such as a wayward apostrophe are not currently picked up. The writer got a little confused as to whether the apostrophe should be included to show ownership... which of course, it shouldn't have. :) This really just goes to show that no matter how many pairs of eyes you have peruse something before it goes live - mistakes can still slip through. Which is exactly why spellr.us has been developed. Thanks for the great article! You may want to check out our marketing site for spellr.us - 2 Mistakes A Day (http://2xmad.spellr.us) - where we scan high-profile sites each day for errors and then post two of them for the world to see! Well picked up David and Ernst-Jan.

Whilst spellr.us does work wonders with typos, grammatical errors such as a wayward apostrophe are not currently picked up.

The writer got a little confused as to whether the apostrophe should be included to show ownership… which of course, it shouldn’t have. :)

This really just goes to show that no matter how many pairs of eyes you have peruse something before it goes live – mistakes can still slip through. Which is exactly why spellr.us has been developed.

Thanks for the great article!
You may want to check out our marketing site for spellr.us – 2 Mistakes A Day (http://2xmad.spellr.us) – where we scan high-profile sites each day for errors and then post two of them for the world to see!

]]> By: David Petherick http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366479 David Petherick Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:24:12 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366479 Oh yes. Sorry. Oh yes. Sorry.

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366478 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:22:03 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366478 I think you can choose, as they also offer custom dictionaries I think you can choose, as they also offer custom dictionaries

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366477 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:14:30 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366477 that's exactly what I said ;-) that’s exactly what I said ;-)

]]> By: David Petherick http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366476 David Petherick Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:44 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366476 Ahem. Just spotted a typo in 'See how spellr.us shakes it's tail-feather.' Like his or her tail-feather. Its tail feather. It's not short for 'it has' or 'it is' - so no apostrophe. Not a promising sign! Ahem. Just spotted a typo in ‘See how spellr.us shakes it’s tail-feather.’

Like his or her tail-feather. Its tail feather.

It’s not short for ‘it has’ or ‘it is’ – so no apostrophe.

Not a promising sign!

]]> By: http://innovationstation.blogspot.com/ http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/12/spellrus-launches-free-spell-checking-for-one-month/#comment-366475 http://innovationstation.blogspot.com/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:52:55 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4298#comment-366475 Wonderful, but which language will they check in US English or dare I say it, 'proper' English. [ducks] Wonderful, but which language will they check in US English or dare I say it, ‘proper’ English. [ducks]

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