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Can I keep spellcheck but turn off grammar?

Hi. I’m having the worst luck with that annoying blue underline that will absorb a whole paragraph and screw it up beyond belief I’ll often want to drag my finger back up into it and add an “and” or something, but it won’t let me. It forces me to select the whole paragraph and accept its alternative, which is always gibberish. Just a few minutes ago I wrote to a friend “I’m not sure I want to go through with it“ and it wanted me to change it to “I'm I am sure I want to go through in it.” I love the red underline feature where I can click on the word and correct spelling. I’d love to keep that on, but somehow turn the grammar suggestions off. From what I find online, tons of other people do too. Anyone found an answer yet?

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on May 10, 2023 9:05 AM

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Posted on May 27, 2024 2:14 PM

This reads like bumbleben0 and SravanKrA didn't even look at the question. Auto-correction is not grammar and turning it on or off will not help this person (or me and thousands of others) with the issue. So far as I can tell there is no separation between spelling and grammar on iphone, one either learns how to spell or deals with the most intrusive, overbearing, and time consuming "aide" ever available on a handheld device. Most of my time typing is spent trying to add a word or a period or comma that happens to need to go within an area covered by the iphone grammar cop's thin blue underline, and nine out of ten suggestions are terrible

I couldn't stand how incredibly bad but unavoidable the grammar check has been on iphone and was excited to hear it would be improved with the 17 update. What a disappointment that was, the people at Apple apparently strive only to make it worse.

Apple, PLEASE! Just check my spelling and let me write how I like!!!

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May 27, 2024 2:14 PM in response to bumbleben0

This reads like bumbleben0 and SravanKrA didn't even look at the question. Auto-correction is not grammar and turning it on or off will not help this person (or me and thousands of others) with the issue. So far as I can tell there is no separation between spelling and grammar on iphone, one either learns how to spell or deals with the most intrusive, overbearing, and time consuming "aide" ever available on a handheld device. Most of my time typing is spent trying to add a word or a period or comma that happens to need to go within an area covered by the iphone grammar cop's thin blue underline, and nine out of ten suggestions are terrible

I couldn't stand how incredibly bad but unavoidable the grammar check has been on iphone and was excited to hear it would be improved with the 17 update. What a disappointment that was, the people at Apple apparently strive only to make it worse.

Apple, PLEASE! Just check my spelling and let me write how I like!!!

May 27, 2024 5:25 PM in response to FishPea

FishPea wrote:

This reads like bumbleben0 and SravanKrA didn't even look at the question. Auto-correction is not grammar and turning it on or off will not help this person (or me and thousands of others) with the issue. So far as I can tell there is no separation between spelling and grammar on iphone, one either learns how to spell or deals with the most intrusive, overbearing, and time consuming "aide" ever available on a handheld device. Most of my time typing is spent trying to add a word or a period or comma that happens to need to go within an area covered by the iphone grammar cop's thin blue underline, and nine out of ten suggestions are terrible
I couldn't stand how incredibly bad but unavoidable the grammar check has been on iphone and was excited to hear it would be improved with the 17 update. What a disappointment that was, the people at Apple apparently strive only to make it worse.

You’re responding to a post that hasn’t been active for over a year. I suggest you start your own post. If you start your own post, it wouldn’t show as having a best reply and you’re more likely to get new answers.

Apple, PLEASE! Just check my spelling and let me write how I like!!!

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