Correcting Misspellings

 

Finding Confusables™

If you happen to misspell a word that you wish to look up, don’t worry. The Pocket Lexicon will automatically give you a list of corrections from which to choose.

1.Press CLEAR .

2.Type a misspelled word (e.g., ecskwizzit).3.Press ENTER .4.Highlight a correction.5.Press ENTER to view its thesaurus entry, if any.6.Press CLEAR when finished.➤Finding Spellings and Words

If you’re not sure how to spell a word, or want to find a list of similarly spelled words, type a question mark in place of each unknown or variable letter (e.g., conc??ve). Then press ENTER . You can also type an asterisk in place of a series of letters (e.g., conc✻ve). To type an asterisk, hold CAP and press ? ✽ .

Confusables are words that sound alike or are spelled similarly. When you see CONF flash in the upper right of the screen, the entered or highlighted word has Confusables. Try this example.

1.Type rein.

Note: If you know that a word has Confusables, you can press CONF to go directly to the Confusables list.

2.Press ENTER .

Notice that CONF flashes.

3.Press CONF .

Each Confusable is followed by a word identifying its meaning.

4.Press ENTER to start the highlight.5.Press the arrow keys to highlight a word.6.Press ENTER to view thesaurus entry.

7.Press CLEAR when finished.

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