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This article lists the misspelled words that have been confirmed throughout Word for Windows in the main dictionary, thesaurus, or in the templates supplied with Word.
1. The word "accommodate" is misspelled as "accomodate" in the
LETBLOCK, LETMDSEM, LETMODBK, and LETPERSN letter templates
supplied with Word for Windows. The misspelling occurs in the Set
Letter Header dialog box.
because it is a valid plural form of the word "continuo". Webster's
Ninth Collegiate Dictionary defines this word as follows:
A bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used esp. in
baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes
with figures that indicate the required chords--called also
figured bass, thoroughbass.
If you sometimes mistype "continuous" as "continuos" and want the
spelling checker to flag "continuos" as incorrect, add "continuos"
to an exclude dictionary. For instructions on creating and using an
exclude dictionary, refer to page 90 of the "Microsoft Word for
Windows User's Guide" or query "exclude dictionary" in Word Help.
"Stymieing" is misspelled as "stymying" in the Word thesaurus.
The word "recommited" is misspelled in the main spelling dictionary. When you check the spelling of the word "recommitted," Word version 1.1a incorrectly suggests "recommited."
The following words are misspelled in the main spelling dictionary:
Correct Incorrect (as spelled in Word)
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installed instaled
discussed discused
When the spelling checker encounters the correct spelling of these words, it flags them as misspelled words and suggests the incorrect, misspelled version of the words listed above.
Reference(s):
"Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary," Miriam-Webster, Inc., copyright 1990, pages 284, 117.
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 6.0, page 90.
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, page 283.
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Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997