WD2002: Italian Proofing Tools Make a Potentially Offensive Suggestion (811440)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002

SYMPTOMS

When you are using Word 2000 with the Italian Proofing Tools, and you type the English word "cult", the grammar checker indicates that the phrase is grammatically incorrect. Word 2000 then displays the following message:
Si consiglia di sostituire la parola selezionata perché volgare,
Sostituire cult con:
sedere
Offensive word
fortuna
The suggested words contain a potentially offensive word.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the Italian grammar checker is mistaking the English word "cult" with another word in Italian.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the Office XP Italian Proofing Tools update, released on March 5, 2002. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

813682 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Italian Proofing Tools Update: March 5, 2003


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/6/2005
Keywords:kbofficexppresp3fix kbQFE kbenv kbOfficeXPsp2fix kbOfficeXPPreSP2fix kbOffice2000preSP3fix kbfix kbbug KB811440
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