Word spell-checker does not spot single letters - "a", "b"..

On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:50:29 +0000, Swifty <Steve.J.Swift.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>Comunican wrote:
>> For some reason my Word 2003 spell-checker does not spot single letters -
>> "a", "b", "c" etc.
>> Also, it seems to think that "the" mis-spelled as "eth" is ok.
>> Does anyone know how to fix these problems, please?
>
>I would guess that single letters are allowed otherwise the lettering
>schemes of ordered lists would continually come up as errors.
>
>"Eth" (& "Edh") are the names for the oe character.
>
>You can create an exclusion list if you really want it to show as a
>mis-spelling. I use this facility to call out "poser" as in the "poser
>supply in your computer". I'd have to research how I set it up though,
>it was some time ago and a little obscure.
>
>--
>Steve Swift
>http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
>http://www.ringers.org.uk

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm.

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Jay Freedman
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Jay Freedman wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:50:29 +0000, Swifty <Steve.J.Swift RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Comunican wrote:
>>> For some reason my Word 2003 spell-checker does not spot single letters -
>>> "a", "b", "c" etc.
>>> Also, it seems to think that "the" mis-spelled as "eth" is ok.
>>> Does anyone know how to fix these problems, please?
>> I would guess that single letters are allowed otherwise the lettering
>> schemes of ordered lists would continually come up as errors.
>>
>> "Eth" (& "Edh") are the names for the oe character.
>>
>> You can create an exclusion list if you really want it to show as a
>> mis-spelling. I use this facility to call out "poser" as in the "poser
>> supply in your computer". I'd have to research how I set it up though,
>> it was some time ago and a little obscure.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Swift
>> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
>> http://www.ringers.org.uk
>
> See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

And, in my experience, even if you have set-up such an exclusion list,
do not expect it to work reliably, unfortunately.

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John Doue

John Doue wrote:
> And, in my experience, even if you have set-up such an exclusion list,
> do not expect it to work reliably, unfortunately.

Hmm. I've not had one occurrence of "poser supply" since excluding
"poser" from my dictionary.

--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk

I have found that the Exclusion dictionary works well, so long as you
remember that Word only "looks" at this file upon Word start (not subsequent
document opens). If the EXC file is edited will Word is open, these changes
will not be acted upon until the next Word session is opened. Then all works
very well.
Hope this helps.
DeanH

"Swifty" wrote:

> John Doue wrote:
> > And, in my experience, even if you have set-up such an exclusion list,
> > do not expect it to work reliably, unfortunately.
>
> Hmm. I've not had one occurrence of "poser supply" since excluding
> "poser" from my dictionary.
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk
>

DeanH wrote:
> I have found that the Exclusion dictionary works well, so long as you
> remember that Word only "looks" at this file upon Word start (not subsequent
> document opens). If the EXC file is edited will Word is open, these changes
> will not be acted upon until the next Word session is opened. Then all works
> very well.
> Hope this helps.
> DeanH
>
> "Swifty" wrote:
>
>> John Doue wrote:
>>> And, in my experience, even if you have set-up such an exclusion list,
>>> do not expect it to work reliably, unfortunately.
>> Hmm. I've not had one occurrence of "poser supply" since excluding
>> "poser" from my dictionary.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Swift
>> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
>> http://www.ringers.org.uk
>>

I am glad this works well for you but this is not my experience while
checking French documents. I have not managed, for instance, Word to
admit "positon" is not acceptable for me. And by the way, is it really
too much to ask for, to be able to create/edit an exclusion list from
the UI?

--
John Doue

I work for a French company in UK, so I understand the dilemma with
"Franclais" and "Engnch".
I certainly agree with you concerning a UI option with the EXC and was
hoping that 2007 would have had this, I am still using (and happy with)
2003), but have not heard/seen this option being included.
I have just done a test and have got "positon" accepted into my dictionary,
and then excluded it in my EXC.
What I do find, as you probably have, with files bounced across the Channel,
an English (UK) file will return with French (France) language apllied to
text throughout the document, but not where the edits are shown with
Tracking. So maybe it could be this sporadic application of the "incorrect"
language that is causing you problems, not the Custom/Exculsion dictionaries?
All the best to you.
DeanH

"John Doue" wrote:

> DeanH wrote:
> > I have found that the Exclusion dictionary works well, so long as you
> > remember that Word only "looks" at this file upon Word start (not subsequent
> > document opens). If the EXC file is edited will Word is open, these changes
> > will not be acted upon until the next Word session is opened. Then all works
> > very well.
> > Hope this helps.
> > DeanH
> >
> > "Swifty" wrote:
> >
> >> John Doue wrote:
> >>> And, in my experience, even if you have set-up such an exclusion list,
> >>> do not expect it to work reliably, unfortunately.
> >> Hmm. I've not had one occurrence of "poser supply" since excluding
> >> "poser" from my dictionary.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steve Swift
> >> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> >> http://www.ringers.org.uk
> >>
>
> I am glad this works well for you but this is not my experience while
> checking French documents. I have not managed, for instance, Word to
> admit "positon" is not acceptable for me. And by the way, is it really
> too much to ask for, to be able to create/edit an exclusion list from
> the UI?
>
> --
> John Doue
>