atlrus - 5:43 am on Mar 8, 2007 (gmt 0)

What is spelled "don't"?

http://www.asp101.com/articles/jeremy/googlespell/default.asp "The Google web API "spell check" allows you to send a string of text and receive alternatives for misspelled words. The power in this web API is that the Google dictionary includes technology words that are used in website searches, but may not have been included in a Standard English dictionary." "Although limitations exist in the Google web API, it makes a pretty handy spell check for small sites or intranet applications. The dictionary and algorithm are all stored off site so you won't need to update word lists. The best part is that technology words are corrected as well, For Example: Google is an error in English, however the web API sees this as a legitimate word."

The way I see it it's like a combo of dictionary + frequently searched words. An extended dictionary, if you will.
As I said I have seen it in different languages, not just English.

http://www.mediajunk.com/public/archives/000134.html "To display the usefulness and range of its spell checker, Google has listed every single misspelling of the name "Britney Spears" that its search engine detects over a three-month period. ... Nevertheless, I wonder whether the Google spell checker is improving people's spelling -- or further deteriorating it. As with word processors, users may grow to rely on spell checkers doing the "thinking" for them."

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