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Only tangentially related, but why can't spelling check software automatically figure out which language I'm typing in? I write mostly in English but sometimes

Only tangentially related, but why can't spelling check software automatically figure out which language I'm typing in? I write mostly in English but sometimes I write in French or in a mix of both languages and I usually struggle with the spelling corrector which keeps bothering me.

TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
I suspect it's less a case of they can't and more a case of they don't. Automatic language detection can be done with reasonable accuracy.
hirsin 10y ago
SwiftKey (Android keyboard) does an amazing job of this. I routinely switch between French and English, and usually by the end of the first word in the other language my autocorrect and suggestions are both in the right language.
- slazaro 10y ago
  AFAIK it uses Markov chains, so I think it just lumps all dictionaries together, and as soon as you write a couple of words, the probabilities for the following words will be in the proper language. It doesn't even need specific rules per language, it's all automatic.
  - patates 10y ago
    That is my guess as well but, whatever it is, it works marvelously. Many times, I write a significant portion of my message just through suggestions.
    - eru 10y ago
      That's a funny game to play with your friends (if they also have personalized suggestions). Just see what you can write using only your suggestions.
  - eru 10y ago
    There's now SwiftKey Neural, that probably uses Neuronal Nets instead of markov chains.
TorKlingberg 10y ago
For Firefox there is the Dictionary Switcher extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-switcher/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-sw... As hirsin said, SwiftKey does this really well on Android. It's probably my main irritation on iOS: having to switch keyboard all the time when I could just type English on the Swedish keyboard.

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Only tangentially related, but why can't spelling check software automatically figure out which language I'm typing in? I write mostly in English but sometimes

by grondilu 10y ago

TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
I suspect it's less a case of they can't and more a case of they don't. Automatic language detection can be done with reasonable accuracy.
hirsin 10y ago
SwiftKey (Android keyboard) does an amazing job of this. I routinely switch between French and English, and usually by the end of the first word in the other language my autocorrect and suggestions are both in the right language.
- slazaro 10y ago
  AFAIK it uses Markov chains, so I think it just lumps all dictionaries together, and as soon as you write a couple of words, the probabilities for the following words will be in the proper language. It doesn't even need specific rules per language, it's all automatic.
  - patates 10y ago
    That is my guess as well but, whatever it is, it works marvelously. Many times, I write a significant portion of my message just through suggestions.
    - eru 10y ago
      That's a funny game to play with your friends (if they also have personalized suggestions). Just see what you can write using only your suggestions.
  - eru 10y ago
    There's now SwiftKey Neural, that probably uses Neuronal Nets instead of markov chains.
TorKlingberg 10y ago
For Firefox there is the Dictionary Switcher extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-switcher/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-sw... As hirsin said, SwiftKey does this really well on Android. It's probably my main irritation on iOS: having to switch keyboard all the time when I could just type English on the Swedish keyboard.