Do you still look up word spellings? If so how often?

Well whenever I come acrosss a new difficult word then I open my dictionary which is always nearby. On net I have never thought of checking the spelling but anyway that sounds a good idea.

Yes, I do still up word spellings from time to time. It happens that sometimes, I'm simply not sure how to spell a word. It doesn't occur very often at all, but it still happens. I'm sure that this happens to quite a lot of people and that I'm not the only one who needs to look up words in the dictionary. Sometimes, I also need to look up the meaning of a word that I have never heard before, or have never come across in the past.

Oh yeah, Me and dictionary.com are great friends. I have to send a lot of business related emails and I don't want to come across unwise so if I am not sure of a word I always look it up. I don't want to look foolish or have someone pay more attention to mis-spelled word than my memo. Sometimes typos can cause a real humorous comotion in an office place.

I usually use dictionary when I write in there. Some words I can remember but some words I can't although I remember how to speak. Man's brain can't remember all the words in this world. The brain should spend for remember other occasion. I think study take long period, we should study it slow and understand what I have learned.

I also have to check the spelling most of the time. Since I learned British English, I find that there are quite a few words which are spelled different in US English. English is a funny language.

Sure, of course, Lady M. Spelling and grammar displays the kind of education you've got. Although I admit not all educated persons are that good in spelling or grammatically efficient, but what matters most and I consider important is the message. It is still proper to look into the correct spelling of a certain word before publishing them anywhere. In that way it wouldn't annoy some readers.

every time i commit a wrong spelling firefox will highlight that with red line. and i will have to change the spelling till i get it right. cause there are words i forgot the spelling no matter how simple the word is. if i rarely use the word i tend to forget the correct spelling for it.

I do look words up sometimes. I think I am a pretty good speller as well, but every once in a while something trips me up. I really like sites like Dictionary.com because they make it so easy to look a word up. I used to hate lugging that big 'ol dictionary out.

To be honest with spell check built right in most people simply rely on it to correct their spelling. I find that my spelling is botched when i copy paste something from notepad onto a text box on the web. I feel like my brain is slowly decaying and relying too much on technology...

Yes, I do still look up words in the dictionary I have one sitting right by me while I am on the computer. Sometimes it is also because it does not look right or sometimes I can just not think of how to spell a word. It is hard to look up the word in the dictionary if you can not think of how to spell it but I usually fine the word or think of another word to use that will not change the meaning I am trying to get across in my writing.

I do a lot of word checking, both for the things I am writing but also because of words I read. Since English is not my main language, this is a need both in order to make sure I haven't really forgot how to write a word (each day I doubt more my memory, so, the moment I'm in doubt if I'm writing a word correctly I instantly have to check it) or to learn the meaning of a new word (usually the more expensive vocabulary that you don't see every day). How often I do it... I guess it depends. If the text I have to write is more cared for, or if I'm reading a more elaborate discussion. I tend to verify things more carefully. 15, 20 words. If it's a smaller text, I may just check a pair of words to be sure there aren't odd meanings to them or if I'm using a certain word in the wrong place.

Only when in doubt but not so often.

i have a very bad and small vocabulary so i regularly look up words while reading my english and german literature novels. I think it's great because i get to learn new words each day.

...Hi, when I write something, I hate to have a word misspelled, so if the word looks strange, I have to make sure and look it up. I use the dictionary. I have spell check, but sometimes words are overlooked if they are not spelled correctly, so I have to review carefully. It's always been interesting to me, as to how you find the correct spelling of a word if you don't know how to spell it. You could go crazy with an l out of place or a silent q. Just a thought. Take care.

No, I don't often look them up. I am a pretty good natural born speller and wide read. In addition to that, firefox will make spelling corrections for me, as will Microsoft Word. I do hate poor spelling, but it is one of my talents usually.

I too consider myself a fairly good speller, however still have a dictionary close at hand. I also use a program called White Smoke when submitting full length articles to other sites, and it catches most of the errors. Sometimes it is not a spelling error, just a typo, but it catches them also. I have the spell check feature turned on in MS Word as well. One book I cannot be without is my thesauras - especially when writing long articles. It is invaluable to me. One problem I have is remembering to switch my spell check between Canadian english and American english depending on the site I am using. In a paper last week at college, I got docked three points for my "American" spelling - YIKES! I use the dictionary most often to look up meaning for new words. I love words and I like learning new ones.