How do I teach iOS new words?

[ardchoille]

I sometimes see words underlined in red and would like to remove the underline - see screenshot below. The only way I know to do this is to get iOS to "learn" the word - I'm guessing it needs to be added to the dictionary. However, I'm not sure how to accomplish this. I tapped the word but I don't see anything in the resulting menu that deals with adding the word to the dictionary. Of course, I could be going about this all wrong.

Can anyone teach me how to remove the red underline for words that are not familiar to iOS?

 

[scifan57]

I've found that if I keep spelling one of those red underlined words the same way, it will eventually accept my spelling and stop telling me it's incorrectly spelled.

BTW, I don't see the red line when I type Trisquit.

 

[ardchoille]

I've found that if I keep spelling one of those red underlined words the same way, it will eventually accept my spelling and stop telling me it's incorrectly spelled.

BTW, I don't see the red line when I type Trisquit.

So, the system learns as you use it. Nice to know. But, I think Apple should add a "Learn" button to the menu that results when tapping a word that is spelled incorrectly.. I feel this would help the system learn faster.

Edit: I don't remember seeing this when typing that word in my iPhone 5s either, but it's happening now in my iPhone 6.

 

[ardchoille]

My web developer mind keeps thinking Cascading Style Sheet, and I wonder if iOS uses CSS for this. I'd love to get in there and do

underline: {none;}

 

[bear7962]

I sometimes see words underlined in red and would like to remove the underline - see screenshot below. The only way I know to do this is to get iOS to "learn" the word - I'm guessing it needs to be added to the dictionary. However, I'm not sure how to accomplish this. I tapped the word but I don't see anything in the resulting menu that deals with adding the word to the dictionary. Of course, I could be going about this all wrong.

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Can anyone teach me how to remove the red underline for words that are not familiar to iOS?

Triscuit. Sometimes your phone really does know better.

 

[ardchoille]

Triscuit. Sometimes your phone really does know better.

That didn't seem to help:

 

[bear7962]

Maybe your phone finally learned it "your" way. I had to check the box in my pantry to be sure.but it looks like spelling it the way I suggested made your phone decide to accept the way you spell it. There is a clue there I am sure.

 

[bear7962]

By the way, when I see words underlined I red I tap the word and a replacement for the word is recommended. Maybe that is part of how the phone learns.

 

[ardchoille]

Maybe your phone finally learned it "your" way. I had to check the box in my pantry to be sure.but it looks like spelling it the way I suggested made your phone decide to accept the way you spell it. There is a clue there I am sure.

Ok, now I'm even more confused:

I went ahead and tapped the suggested spelling, hit the return key and was left with this:

Clearly I'm doing something wrong here

 

[ardchoille]

By the way, when I see words underlined I red I tap the word and a replacement for the word is recommended. Maybe that is part of how the phone learns.

Perhaps the system is confused because of my inability to spell words correctly? lol.

 

[bear7962]

Perhaps the system is confused because of my inability to spell words correctly? lol.

I think, and it's just a guess, that what you originally wanted, happened; you "taught" the phone to spell it trisquit.

 

[ardchoille]

What I'm going to do is look my OCD square in the face and say "live with it". Life's too short to worry about some red underlining

 

[tylerlorette.tl]

There is something in the keyboard settings that will allow you to save new words. Hope this helps.


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[ardchoille]

There is something in the keyboard settings that will allow you to save new words. Hope this helps.


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Could you point me to the exact location in Settings please? I cannot seem to find it.