Eye used spell Czech four this art tickle.

Many things come to mind when trying to think of what this world would be better off without, but once I start thinking I realize that although many inventions may have shortcomings, they have still improved our quality of life. I finally came to an invention I realize our world can, and probably should, live without.

The spell check function found in the Microsoft Office programs has dramatically changed the way we think and write. I can think of multiple times I have tried to remember how to spell a word and someone has said, “Just type it into word, it’ll correct it for you.” I will not deny this invention is useful, I utilize it all the time. It is simple and we use it without even thinking. I think that is where the problem lies. In a world where technology and text-lingo are becoming more common, our critical thinking and willingness to actually use our brain is depleting. Instead going through the process of finding out how to spell a word, and increasing the chance of actually ingraining it in our memory, we type it into Word without a second thought knowing we can do the same thing when we can’t remember it later. Though it may be a time saver, I think it is costing us more in the long run. Will students who grow up using spell check from a young age ever learn how to proofread something they have to hand write without the power of this technology? I think spell check, when used properly, is a useful tool to catch the occasional mistake we may miss when proofreading; however it has become a lazy tool that reduces our ability to function without it. For example, I spelled ‘occasional’ with two ‘s’ when I wrote it in the previous sentence and spell check corrected it automatically. If I hadn’t noticed, I would still be spelling it ‘occassional’.