I recently noticed that somehow "Osama" has been put into the spelling dictionary for YA. It is my understanding that you cannot add anything to the dictionary, so I am wondering how it got there. It is now the default for "Obama" so you have to be very careful that you don't choose the wrong spelling. Do you think that this is just a coincidence, or what?Has anyone noticed that recently the name "OSAMA" is in the spelling dictionary?
Yes. It is because the US Homeland Security made that word a keyword. This is so that if any Internet user typed any of the keywords that matches any word in their database (for example, "Osama", "bomb", "anthrax", "nerve gas", etc.), that user will be monitored for possible links with terrorists.
I'm pretty sure that they are reading this answer right now.Has anyone noticed that recently the name "OSAMA" is in the spelling dictionary?
Freudian slip!
I imagine even the liberal Yahoo's that run Yahoo realize that changing the spell check would be fruitless labor. Especially since beyond November the nam Obama will be irrelevantHas anyone noticed that recently the name "OSAMA" is in the spelling dictionary?
yep, it's pretty messed up too. More conservative propaganda
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