Seiko Oxford English Spell Checker

Anonymous

at 1:04 pm

I bought this spell checker to use with my English class for adults, several of whom are dylexic. I decided to try it out by using the word ‘height’ and so I typed it as ‘hight’. The answer came up ‘correctly spelled’. I was baffled, and looked the word up in my Oxford English Dictionary. I found ‘hight’ the definition of which is given as ‘(archaic or literary) named: a little pest, hight Tommy Moore.’

Other words produced similar responses – the words are correct but there are so many of them (some of them very obscure) that it is sometimes necessary to scroll through a great many to find the correct spelling of the intended word.

It would be a wonderful tool for a crossword enthusiast, but it is not really very helpful if you don’t know how to spell.
Rating: 2 / 5

Mrs. P. L. Stopps

at 5:13 pm

I brought this for my 11yrs dyslexic daughter and it has really made a difference to her English lessons. It is easy to use and I would throughly recommend it.
Rating: 4 / 5

W. Matthew

at 8:00 pm

Find it a very useful tool to have,but the dotted letters on it’s screen not so good to see without my glasses on.
Rating: 3 / 5