rhia_starsong | spell-checkers are inadequate, obvs.

Gah. Is it really so difficult to programme in a feature for spell check that takes homophones into account? Like, if you type 'your', it should flag it for review, and essentially ask, 'do you mean your (possessive), or you're (contraction of you are)?' Same for there/their/they're. A lot of this is the fault of oral-only communication. Most people don't enunciate 'there'll' fully, so it does sound an awful lot like 'they'll'. But surely that mix-up could be checked by spell-checker? Also, if you type 'defiantly', it should automatically flag it as probable 'definitely'. Really, everyone ever should pretty much have their spelling and grammar questioned out the wazoo before anything allows them to post to the internet or send an email or save a word document. And spell checkers should absolutely come with definitions provided for a flagged word and for the spelling suggestions. And yet, education continues to emphasise math and science over spelling, grammar, and reading the fucking English language. Gah.