Since January 2015 we’ve been updating the English speller on a monthly basis, and are on track to add an additional 32,000 words in 2015. Up until 2014 we updated the English speller quarterly with 12,000 words added last year. Names relating to the TV show surfaced through several data sources which qualified them to be added. One of the 2014 lexical updates included the addition of characters from the Game of Thrones. We can’t add everything that comes up, so we reference different sources and determine which words to include. To do this, we research what people are talking about, what’s trending in the business world, current affairs and other popular domains. We regularly update the spellers to keep them fresh, including additions from the latest, most frequent names from movies, books and TV shows. “ Glad you noticed that we are not just about common words.
Here’s what Microsoft told Slate (actually the complete statement that they copied to Office Watch later):
There may be mixed views on whether adding words from fiction is the right thing for Microsoft to do. Slate magazine has noticed that many Westeros names now don’t get a red squiggly line.īack in January, Microsoft updated the Office dictionary and, without telling anyone, added words of the Games of Thrones fictional world. We didn’t expect Microsoft to do anything out it and, if they did, thought they’d tell customers. Almost a year ago we sarcastically complained about the lack of words from ‘Game of Thrones’ in the Office dictionary.
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