# My spell-checker knows who you really are!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 27, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310 "2006-02-27T14:16:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/121 "2006-02-28T20:16:26Z")

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One time someone said “Ludovic” into Voice Recognition Software and it spewed out “Lunatic”. I wonder if that will be replicated?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/122 "2006-02-28T20:27:36Z")

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> [@Ludovico](#):
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> One time someone said “Ludovico” into Voice Recognition Software and it spewed out “Lunatic”. I wonder if that will be replicated?

Spell Checker is much more advanced than that. Spell Checker knows you are a an Italian Renaissance poet. È quella rapière, o è voi solo felice di vederlo?

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**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/123 "2006-02-28T20:34:17Z")

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Does it do Latin animal names? 😉

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spell-checker-knows-who-you-really-are/346310/124 "2006-02-28T20:43:39Z")

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> [@Lama Paco's](#):
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> Does it do Latin animal names? 😉

Spell Checker knows all, and that includes the lesser known Buddhist religious figures of mexican extraction. El propósito de nuestras vidas es ser feliz! Here is your apostrophe.

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