Comments on: Spell-check in a snap using Mac OS X’s contextual menus http://www.macyourself.com/2008/12/02/spell-check-in-a-snap-using-mac-os-xs-contextual-menus/ Apple Mac Tips & Tricks, Tutorials, Bug Fixes, and Reviews Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ant http://www.macyourself.com/2008/12/02/spell-check-in-a-snap-using-mac-os-xs-contextual-menus/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Ant Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.macyourself.com/?p=461#comment-164 Excellent question! Unfortunately, I don't know the answer or if what you mentioned is even possible. I'll do some research but if anyone else has some insight please share your thoughts. Excellent question! Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer or if what you mentioned is even possible. I’ll do some research but if anyone else has some insight please share your thoughts.

]]> By: polyglot http://www.macyourself.com/2008/12/02/spell-check-in-a-snap-using-mac-os-xs-contextual-menus/comment-page-1/#comment-163 polyglot Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.macyourself.com/?p=461#comment-163 Where can I edit the substitution list used by the Mac OS X spell checking service that all these programs use? Even though I can add to the list of "correct" words via the standard menus as you illustrate, spell check doesn't seem to add them to the suggested spellings list. For example, many contractions like "don't" are not in the list of suggestions when "dont" is flagged as misspelled (try it in TextEdit). Ditto for "what's", "aren't", etc. So, how can I add "don't" as a popup suggestion for "dont"? Where can I edit the substitution list used by the Mac OS X spell checking service that all these programs use?
Even though I can add to the list of “correct” words via the standard menus as you illustrate, spell check doesn’t seem to add them to the suggested spellings list.
For example, many contractions like “don’t” are not in the list of suggestions when “dont” is flagged as misspelled (try it in TextEdit). Ditto for “what’s”, “aren’t”, etc.

So, how can I add “don’t” as a popup suggestion for “dont”?

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