#4395·harper

Erroneous SpellCheck flagging of accepted / standard words, non-neologisms, common compounds, & common contractions

Author: ThreskCreated Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026
Labelsbugharper-corelintingfalse-positive

Some erroneous SpellCheck flags:

  • Accepted / long-established words
  • Common words of comparatively recent coinage but which are non-neologistic
  • Common compounds
  • Common contractions

Example SpellCheck-flagged words; dictionary attestations hyperlinked:

Standard words:

Common compounds & non-neologisms:

Common contractions - though technically nonstandard, they appear often in contemporary fiction and in communication written & spoken: