How do people know how to spell words they never use?

Quote from: DAS THROWBACK on July 26, 2015, 05:42:14 PM
I can hardly spell a bunch or words I regularly use...
Same here, yet with some words that I've never heard of before, I get it right on the first try.

for real.

BrenMan 94 · July 27, 2015, 02:51:53 AM

We're educated.

Loaf · July 27, 2015, 07:19:37 AM

All of these answers are pseudo answers.

The Lord Ruler · July 27, 2015, 08:08:49 AM

We sound it out

Super Irish · July 27, 2015, 08:15:12 AM

Dictionary.

Ásgeirr · July 27, 2015, 08:22:11 AM

i just do

Girl of Mystery · July 27, 2015, 11:32:24 AM

Spellcheck makes me look normal

Verbatim · July 27, 2015, 01:00:42 PM

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on July 26, 2015, 05:51:29 PM

Reading and a basic comprehension of the English language.

"tequila" is spanish, you donut

OT:
Reading and a basic comprehension of all the world's languages (the popular ones, anyway).
I would never use a word like "quiche", but I know how to spell it because I know how French works, somewhat.

Girl of Mystery · July 27, 2015, 02:45:07 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on July 27, 2015, 01:00:42 PM

I would never use a word like "quiche"

you just did

DAS B00T x2 · July 27, 2015, 02:51:50 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on July 27, 2015, 01:00:42 PM

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on July 26, 2015, 05:51:29 PM
Reading and a basic comprehension of the English language.
"tequila" is spanish, you donut

OT:
Reading and a basic comprehension of all the world's languages (the popular ones, anyway).
I would never use a word like "quiche", but I know how to spell it because I know how French works, somewhat.

I don't think I've ever had to spell it, but I've said quiche at lot.

Oh, and Verb...
>french
>working

Five · July 27, 2015, 08:11:39 PM

Spell check.

velox · July 28, 2015, 05:13:34 AM

Part of it is memory, part of it is spell check.

Zonda · July 28, 2015, 05:38:58 AM

Sound it out? Everybody was taught that in their first year of school.