Just because two words look a lot alike and sound a lot alike, it doesn't mean they're the same word. And just because spellcheck doesn't tell you that you've misspelled a word, it doesn't mean that you haven't misspelled a word.
For example, spellcheck will not tell you that you mean "lose" when you wrote "loose." Spellcheck will not tell you that you mean "there" when you wrote "their" or "they're." Spellcheck will not tell you that you mean "too" when you wrote "to." Or "two."
Spellcheck is not your friend. Spellcheck is no one's friend. Spellcheck is the guy who "helps" you move in to your apartment, but is all too happy to drink the beer and eat the pizza after leaving all of the heavy lifting for you and your Chihuahua. Spellcheck implies that it's making promises, but it's only leading you on. It'll break your heart if you let it.
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