Microsoft KB Archive/26693

Word: Main Dictionary Errors in 3.0x PSS ID Number: Q26693 Article last modified on 07-07-1993 PSS database name: M_WorD

3.00 3.01

MACINTOSH

Summary:

The following errors will occur with the spelling checker in Microsoft Word versions 3.00 and 3.01:


 * 1) San Francisco is misspelled in the Main Dictionary. It is spelled as “San Fransisco.”
 * 2) If you misspell probably as “pobably” the Main Dictionary will suggest “bobtail” as a replacement.
 * 3) The spelling checker incorrectly flags “caves” and suggests “caves” as a replacement.
 * 4) The word “duplicates” is flagged, but the word “duplicate” is not.
 * 5) The spelling checker will not flag “nickle.” This word is not found in Webster’s Dictionary.

Microsoft has confirmed these to be errors in Word version 3.01. These errors were corrected in Word version 3.02.

Additional reference words: mswdproof

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