Discussion»Questions»Communication» Computers and spellcheck have pretty much ruined my ability to spell even simple words at times. Has this happened to you?
Remember when they first came out with PDA's? Before I ever used one to store numbers I could remember every phone number I had dialed more than three times...going all the way back to childhood. Now I'm LUCKY if I can remember my own home phone number.
Point is, if you rely on technology for the basics, you will become dependent on it. I use spellcheck, but only as a way of prompting me to proofread my work.
My friends from high school and I were just talking about how we used to know, and still know, the phone numbers we had back then. All that was memorized. Now if you were to ask me what the phone numbers are of any one close to me, guess what? I better have my cell phone on me to check. That is freaking sad.
The only thing I will say is that I still proof read myself, even if I am catching another mistake after I hit "Send" or "Post Reply".
Benedict Arnold 