Improve the spellcheck by checking common errors against context

[Dadge]

Suggestion: MS Word development team should get together with Chris Waigl
and the guys at Eggcorn Database http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/ to find ways
that MS Word users can be helped to avoid these errors. A couple of
examples:

If I mistype the famous quote "She ran the whole gamet of emotions from A to
B", autocorrect changes "gamet" to "gamete". That's embarrassing.

The latest eggcorn I found is "indulged in flames". MS Word makes no
comment. It wouldn't be too hard for the software to flag it, would it? e.g.
"Do you mean 'engulfed in flames'?"

Yours more in hope than expectation,
Adrian

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

I don't know about the second one - on many forums, people often "indulge in
flames!"

As for the first, do you actually know if they are willing to collaborate?


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After furious head scratching, Dadge asked:

| Suggestion: MS Word development team should get together with Chris
| Waigl and the guys at Eggcorn Database http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/
| to find ways that MS Word users can be helped to avoid these errors.
| A couple of examples:
|
| If I mistype the famous quote "She ran the whole gamet of emotions
| from A to B", autocorrect changes "gamet" to "gamete". That's
| embarrassing.
|
| The latest eggcorn I found is "indulged in flames". MS Word makes no
| comment. It wouldn't be too hard for the software to flag it, would
| it? e.g. "Do you mean 'engulfed in flames'?"
|
| Yours more in hope than expectation,
| Adrian
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-33d9202a0672&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc

 

[Dadge]

I don't know about the second one - on many forums, people often "indulge in
flames!"

As for the first, do you actually know if they are willing to collaborate?


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Yes, I believe they are. And I would be too. I think that if you're looking
for USPs, what could be better than "intelligent" spellchecking?

Best wishes, Adrian

ps. Is the convention top-posting or bottom-posting in MS-Land?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

MY convention is top-posting rather than having to drill through stuff I
have already read to see the inevitable "me too!" response.

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After furious head scratching, Dadge asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| I don't know about the second one - on many forums, people often
|| "indulge in flames!"
||
|| As for the first, do you actually know if they are willing to
|| collaborate?
||
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Yes, I believe they are. And I would be too. I think that if you're
| looking for USPs, what could be better than "intelligent"
| spellchecking?
|
| Best wishes, Adrian
|
| ps. Is the convention top-posting or bottom-posting in MS-Land?