Google itself has some of its own spelling problems to sort out. Its original map spelled Washington D.C.'s most searched word as "nintey," which is definitely not how you spell out the number 90. It ...

In honor of the recent national spelling bee, Google decided to reveal spelling advice people search the most, state by state.The list of the most common words people search for, to learn how to spell ...

With the release of the latest Chrome Beta today (version 26), Google is rolling out a new spell checker inside its browser and on Google Docs. The new version features support for three additional ...

You suck at spelling, and that's a problem for Google. Its whole search business relies on figuring out what you want and serving that to you as quickly as possible. As such, the company invests a lot ...

Google announced three changes today, one for Google Suggestions and the other two for spelling enhancements. In short, Google Suggest now shows search suggestions tailored to U.S. metro areas. Google ...

“What does an NSL compel Google to disclose? Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) 18 U.S.C. section 2709, the FBI can seek “the name, address ...

Spelling can be hard - and now, thanks to Google, we know that some states are worse at it than others. The search giant released a map Tuesday of the words residents of each state tend to have the ...

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It appears that Google is testing showing a red squiggly line in the Google search box as you type, if they feel the spelling of your query is wrong. You know, the red line you see when you have a ...

Google has long offered its "Did you mean:" spelling corrections, and even fixed your slight typos in its auto-completing suggestions. Now Google.com will actively suggest spelling fixes in drop-down ...

It’s the week of the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee, where spellers between the ages of 6 and 15 are competing to demonstrate their mastery of the tricks and tics of English spelling. The bee’s ...