Comments on: Usng Google’s “Did you mean?” Feature as a Better Spell Cheker http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/ I think about IT, therefore I am Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:28:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Short Ciper http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/comment-page-1/#comment-82564 Short Ciper Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:52:43 +0000 http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/#comment-82564 Being that this is just a popular search algorithm can I recommend using "define:speling" That way it will not only look for the proper spelling of the word but you can also double check the accuracy of the correct by confirming that the definition is the one you were looking for in the first place. Being that this is just a popular search algorithm can I recommend using “define:speling” That way it will not only look for the proper spelling of the word but you can also double check the accuracy of the correct by confirming that the definition is the one you were looking for in the first place.

]]> By: Gfanatic » Blog Archive » Google Teaches Spelling http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/comment-page-1/#comment-82529 Gfanatic » Blog Archive » Google Teaches Spelling Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:05:58 +0000 http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/#comment-82529 [...] “Did you mean: (a more common spelling)?” Even though there are people who find the spell checker feature helpful, some are [...] [...] “Did you mean: (a more common spelling)?” Even though there are people who find the spell checker feature helpful, some are [...]

]]> By: Slim http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/comment-page-1/#comment-82513 Slim Sat, 24 May 2008 17:06:22 +0000 http://kriegster.com/2008/01/20/usng-googles-did-you-mean-feature-as-a-better-spell-cheker/#comment-82513 The "Did you mean?" feature is an algorithm decision based on search popularity and keyword occurrences on the internet. I love it. It's a fantastic tool for spell check but beware you might find popularized words that don't officially exist in dictionary or phrases that are bias. Google used to return "Did you mean: He invented" when you search for "She invented". They manually corrected it after people complained. :) The “Did you mean?” feature is an algorithm decision based on search popularity and keyword occurrences on the internet.

I love it. It’s a fantastic tool for spell check but beware you might find popularized words that don’t officially exist in dictionary or phrases that are bias. Google used to return “Did you mean: He invented” when you search for “She invented”. They manually corrected it after people complained.

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