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this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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One aspect of the problem is deeper than just Word, or English. It affects recursively linguistic minorities, and it's a general tendency with software developers (specially proprietary) and web designers (specially for commercial sites).
I think that it would get 1000% better if those devs and designers followed a few rules, that boil down to "don't assume":
Spelling corrector is a mixed blessing. It has some value as long as the user is aware of its shortcomings, and it should always worded in a way that acknowledges those shortcomings. e.g.