To do this, we research what people are talking about, what’s trending in the business world, current affairs and other popular domains.
We regularly update the spellers to keep them fresh, including additions from the latest, most frequent names from movies, books and TV shows. “ Glad you noticed that we are not just about common words. Here’s what Microsoft told Slate (actually the complete statement that they copied to Office Watch later): There may be mixed views on whether adding words from fiction is the right thing for Microsoft to do. Slate magazine has noticed that many Westeros names now don’t get a red squiggly line.īack in January, Microsoft updated the Office dictionary and, without telling anyone, added words of the Games of Thrones fictional world. We didn’t expect Microsoft to do anything out it and, if they did, thought they’d tell customers. Almost a year ago we sarcastically complained about the lack of words from ‘Game of Thrones’ in the Office dictionary.
