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<blockquote data-quote="rholmes01" data-source="post: 927744" data-attributes="member: 99836"><p>I believe I do have good grammar and spelling skills, however, I don't have the best of 'finger' skills so as an aid, a spellchecker is valuable in pointing out my lack of keyboard abilities and allowing correction. And that, I believe was the original intent of spellcheckers - to point out a variance to the 'norm' and to allow correction of the typed text if desired or the addition of a new word into the dictionary, not to do your spelling for you. </p><p></p><p> Not what I said, the checking for correctly capitalised starts to paragraphs, sentences and the personal 'I' is an unnecessary use of my time. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You are right that <em>within</em> the varied construction of a sentence or paragraph there is no difference. However, the capitalising of the first letter of a paragraph or sentence and the capitalising of the personal 'I' is a standard, it does not vary and so, to my mind, could/should be automated.</p><p></p><p> Awkward bugger, aren't I?</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Perhaps now in this instance....?</p><p></p><p>A light-hearted but valid analogy, in days gone by, the starting of cars and motorbikes was done by physically cranking the motor over. Isn't it nice now to have that starter motor as an aid?? In my comments above, I am, if you like, talking about the starting of the vehicle, you, perhaps, about driving it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rholmes01, post: 927744, member: 99836"] I believe I do have good grammar and spelling skills, however, I don't have the best of 'finger' skills so as an aid, a spellchecker is valuable in pointing out my lack of keyboard abilities and allowing correction. And that, I believe was the original intent of spellcheckers - to point out a variance to the 'norm' and to allow correction of the typed text if desired or the addition of a new word into the dictionary, not to do your spelling for you. Not what I said, the checking for correctly capitalised starts to paragraphs, sentences and the personal 'I' is an unnecessary use of my time. You are right that [I]within[/I] the varied construction of a sentence or paragraph there is no difference. However, the capitalising of the first letter of a paragraph or sentence and the capitalising of the personal 'I' is a standard, it does not vary and so, to my mind, could/should be automated. Awkward bugger, aren't I? Perhaps now in this instance....? A light-hearted but valid analogy, in days gone by, the starting of cars and motorbikes was done by physically cranking the motor over. Isn't it nice now to have that starter motor as an aid?? In my comments above, I am, if you like, talking about the starting of the vehicle, you, perhaps, about driving it? [/QUOTE]
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