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Originally Posted by theducks
I guess the only reason for the markup, is spell checking.
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Nuh - main reason is so the reader can lookup the word in an appropriate dictionary. You know the ones that give you the meaning of word, examples of use, and bit of etymology if you're lucky, and translation if it's that sort of dictionary.
A spell checker might know
floccinaucinihilipilification is correctly spelt, but will the reader know what it means
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