Correcting Misspellings
Your Language Master
SE automatically corrects
misspellings when you type a word. Just type a word
at the main prompt and then press
ENTER
. You’ll
see and hear a list of correct spellings from which to
choose.
If you type a word not in the Language Master
SE’s
dictionary, you’ll see and hear a dialog box asking if
you want to “Keep this spelling?” Press
ENTER
if
you do.
You can type and spell-check inflections, contrac-
tions, abbreviations, compound words, and proper
names. You can even spell-check phrases, one word
at a time.
NOTE: You can’t check possessives like “book’s” or
“men’s” because they’re not in the Language Master
SE’s dictionary. But you can get tips on spelling
them by reading the Grammar Guide topic on
possessives. Just type “possessives” at the main
prompt and then press
GRAM
.
1. Type a misspelled word at the main prompt.
Press
BACK
if you need to erase letters.
2. Press
ENTER
.
This a correction list. Correction lists aren’t always in
alphabetic order, and they may be longer than one
screen.
3. Hold
SPELL
to hear the word spelled correctly.
4. Press
READ
to hear the correction list
To stop reading, press
READ
again. If you want to
hear a highlighted word spelled, press
SPELL
. To
see the definition of a highlighted word, press
ENTER
.
5. Press
CLEAR
.
Correcting “Correct” Spellings
What if you misspell a word, but your misspelling is a
word, too? For example, you want to define “rain”
but mistakenly type “rail.” When you press
ENTER
and see the dictionary entry for “rail,” you realize
your mistake.
Just press
?
at the dictionary entry. You’ll see a
list of words with spellings similar to “rail,” including
“rain.” To see its dictionary entry, press
to
highlight “rain.” Then press
ENTER
.
-29-
-30-
▲
