That's very helpful. Since I am just starting out, I often find myself trying to use the wrong tool for a job, because I simply don't know what the hell I'm doi

That's very helpful. Since I am just starting out, I often find myself trying to use the wrong tool for a job, because I simply don't know what the hell I'm doing. I can use a dictionary as you describe to correct the spelling issues, then I suppose regex can be used on certain formatting problems (if need be)? Since I am just getting started, can you tell me how I would go about building such a dictionary? For instance, should I create a text file with the word pairs (American, British), or two different files for each? Thanks for the direction, and apologies if these questions seem foolish. As I indicated, I made something that works, but is slow and buggy. Getting direction on how to move forward really is a big help. Cheers.