Re: Walla Walla, Washington Spell Checker Error

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On 8 May 2005 21:58:07 -0700, cecilw@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Can anyone tell me how to make Word 2003 (and Outlook 2003) stop
>listing legitimate repeated words as an error? Such as Walla Walla,
>Washington - I have family there and every time I mention Walla Walla
>in an email or Word document it hangs the spell checker. Adding "Walla
>Walla" to the custom dictionary doesn't work. Remembering to using a
>nobreak space between the two words everytime is a real pain and just
>isn't right. Why can't it just be added to the Dictionary? This problem
>has existed in all previous versions of MS Word. Since Walla Walla
>isn't planning to change their name anytime in the foreseable future,
>Microsoft needs to get a clue and fix this issue. Or is there a fix and
>I just haven't found it yet?

PeterD, the Darkstar Network
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