Spell checkers, boon or bane?

[Sammie of Spades]

I don't usually use spell checkers. When I do, I watch the entire paper as it scrolls though searching for misspelled words. I also don't like that it sometimes ignores homophones. I always go back and double check. Hitting spell check will not make up for gramatical error either. scream  

[Fridge Weasel]

Spell checkers are for those too lazy to learn how to spell properly, this is why i voted so in the poll ninja  

[Acerbic Song]

I don't have a spell check on Wordpad, which is what I use to type up my stories, and when I upload them onto the document section on the site I use, it catches a few. Generally, I proofread my works many, many times.  

[Kisu Midori]

They're good when you need a specific word to be spelled, but they're not to be dependent on, because you won't learn if you use it frequently.  

[Azraelalpha]

I think spell checkers are only to catch missed typos and such. Spelling has never been a problem for me or my dad, as we always look in the dictionary if in doubt. so I guess that as long as it is not overused, it's okay.

P.S.
It took like 5 mins to post this as I was proof-reading it and found some typos. ^^!  

[hoshi.kagenokoi]

I have more issues with Word's grammar checker than the spell checker. I usually just turn that off and use the spell checker to help me catch typos, words I just didn't notice when I read through it myself, and words I have no idea how to spell. I am finding myself using Google more and more for that last one, though, due to limitations in Word's dictionary.  

[normtheclone]

Don't abuse spell check.  

[Rhannon`TillGrade9]

I generally don't use it, although it is encouraged at school. I would more like to look the word I can't spell in the dictionary, to understand it more.  

[Sexy Blue Candy]

I like spell checkers because I like typing fast but I usally type with alot of mistakes.Also,because I'm kind of lazy.  

[darkrose_eve]

Sexy Blue Candy

I like spell checkers because I like typing fast but I usally type with alot of mistakes.Also,because I'm kind of lazy.

^ I can tell.

Well, spell checkers are okay but they usually leave a lot of mistakes. I almost never need to use them since I type out my words carefully and read as I type them out.  

[Shredderhs]

Hmmmm, I have mixed opinions on spell checkers. They are good when you are unsure about a word and you don't have a dictionary to hand but they do incourage laziness.  

[HarlequinGoddess]

I have found that spell checkers not only help my spelling, but also teach me how to recognise my most common mistakes.  

[Blocktapus]

I use Firefox 2.0 and play MS. The Firefox one is O.K, but they sometimes think what you typed right was wrong, when its right.
On MS, wait, MS has a spell checker? I never knew.
Anyways I vote option 1, that they are great because they are closer to being perfect than closer to being bad.... For me.  

[applecyder]

Word's grammar checker has the strangest suggestions when it says that the phrase is 'hanging.' It makes my 'wrong' phrasing sound sublime when compared to the suggestion.

I have to laugh every time Word's spell checker underlines my name, though. Of course it's going to be underlined, you silly computer. I'm not a common noun xd  

[Plastic Crayon]

I like them.. They're pretty ok, but when it comes down to people who don't know how to spell, I consider not using them and having someone else check over it. That's pretty much my opinion. Other than that things are pretty ok.