Spell Checker Does not Recognize French Contraction

• Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows version 2.0, the spell checker will not recognize the French contraction "si".

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Type "s'il vous s'elle" (without the quotation marks).

2. Select this text.

3. From the Format menu, choose Language, and select French.

4. From the Tools menu, choose Spelling.

The spell checker should recognize these two contractions as it does others. The following reflexive verbs followed by words beginning with vowels are recognized as valid contractions by the spell checker: se, sa, ma, me, ta, te, ce, le, la. The prepositions ne and de are also recognized.