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:
Source: Automattic/harper