![]() ![]() Latin phrases like ‘annus horribilis’ you might like to add as a phrase but either of the word used alone triggers a spelling error. ![]() For example ‘Mornington’ is usually a spelling error except when you type ‘Mornington Crescent’ (a London tube station and long-standing BBC Radio 4 joke). There are also words which should be marked as a spelling error except when combined with another word. ‘Wagga Wagga’ (a place name in Australia) and ‘Walla Walla’ in the USA are other examples. The phrase ‘Paw Paw ‘ isn’t a spelling error but Word will mark it as one. Repeating words are the most obvious example. There are many situations where you’d like Word to mark a word as incorrectly spelled but consider it OK when next to another word. ![]() You’ll see plenty of lame workarounds online but rarely will you see an admission of this glaring limitation in Word. That’s a simple but sad fact that Microsoft doesn’t like to talk about. Anything that’s separated by a space can be added to the list but won’t be checked. Microsoft Word’s custom dictionary only lets you add single words to its list. While we wait for Microsoft to catch up there are limited options available. Word’s custom dictionary can’t handle repeating words or phrases and it should. ![]() Why can’t you add repeating words or phrases to the Microsoft Word custom dictionary? ![]()
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