Built-in Dictionary (spelling correction)

I am using Sermon Builder on a Mac.

Say I misspell a word, as I am apt to do and it catches it and suggests something. But I accidentally click "add word to dictionary." Now the next time I spell that word that way/incorrectly, it is not going to catch it.

Is there somewhere I can go to delete these words? It keeps some sort of list, but where?

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On a barely semi-related note, why does it not catch simple words. I have mistyped fairly simple words before and It says it has no suggestions. It seems pretty inconsistent to me.

Are both of these things Logos-related or system-related?

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Christian Alexander

I’ve noticed this over the past couple of years. This is not a flaw in my opinion but I would like to get an answer. Thanks for the question Jerry.

Jerry Bush

I’ve noticed this over the past couple of years. This is not a flaw in my opinion but I would like to get an answer. Thanks for the question Jerry.

I don't see "add word to the dictionary" as a flaw at all. Except when I am flawed and accidentally click the misspelled word and add it. [8-|]

JT (alabama24)

Is there somewhere I can go to delete these words? It keeps some sort of list, but where?

I don't know the answer, but I have a hypothesis which I have checked and I <think> I am right.

I believe that this is an OS level feature. If I am correct, you would need to follow your OS procedure to "unlearn" the word. Based upon my hypothesis, I typed a fake word in Sermon Builder ("flibitygee") and saw the red lines. I copied the word, went to the "notes" app on my Mac, and pasted it. I got the same red lines. I added it to my dictionary on macOS. I went back to Sermon Builder and pasted the word in... and it was recognized as legitimate.

I went back to the notes app, right clicked the word, and chose "unlearn spelling." The red lines came back. I went into Sermon Builder, pasted the word in, Red Lines were back.

This seems to verify my hypothesis and presents a way to undo the error.

HOWEVER: I can't find a master list of "learned" spellings. To undo your error, you would need to know the misspelled word already.

Mark McDonald

For Windows 11, these instructions will allow you to edit/modify auto-correct dictionary issues:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-is-spell-check-in-windows-11-so-much-worse/4cd9a44b-3b32-4592-b890-8265b05294ea

Mike Binks

HOWEVER: I can't find a master list of "learned" spellings. To undo your error, you would need to know the misspelled word already.

Haven't actually tried it but I copied this...

If you want to view the list of words in the Mac’s dictionary, and edit them en-masse you can do so by diving into a file called “LocalDictionary” in your Library folder. Follow these steps:

Click on Finder and choose Go > Go To Folder.
Enter “~/Library/Spelling” and click Go.
Double-click the file marked LocalDictionary.

The file will open in TextEdit, and each line in the text file contains a word added to the custom dictionary. You can add or delete words from here and they will be added, or removed, from your custom dictionary.

from here https://www.macworld.com/article/672179/how-to-edit-your-macs-dictionary.html

If it works then the answer was only search engine away.

Dave Hooton

For Windows 11, these instructions will allow you to edit/modify auto-correct dictionary issues:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-is-spell-check-in-windows-11-so-much-worse/4cd9a44b-3b32-4592-b890-8265b05294ea

Not for the Logos app. The user dictionary is builtin at %localappdata%\Logos\Data\randomId\UserDictionaryManager. It requires an SQLite browser to make corrections to the .db file, so it is not user-friendly, and would appear not to apply to MacOS.

JT (alabama24)

If it works then the answer was only search engine away.

Well you ARE cheeky, aren't you? [:O] [:)]

(I found the same article but did not see that advice... I also went to a number of other sites that weren't as helpful).

JT (alabama24)

would appear not to apply to MacOS.

Apparently not!

Jerry Bush

I appreciate everyone. Mike, I used your method and there were only a few words in there. None of them were recent words I had accidentally added in Sermon Builder.

I did find some words, and I knew why they were in there. But not the words I was looking for.

Dave Hooton

would appear not to apply to MacOS.

Apparently not!

Meaning that MacOS does not have a builtin User Dictionary (under .../Logos4/Data) ?

Day

That worked! Thank you

JT (alabama24)

The user dictionary is builtin at %localappdata%\Logos\Data\randomId\UserDictionaryManager. It requires an SQLite browser to make corrections to the .db file, so it is not user-friendly, and would appear not to apply to MacOS.

I can confirm that there IS this folder on Mac. However, I am unsure why I got the results I did earlier... perhaps this is on Mac but not being used?