# Learn Spelling Not Always Working

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/learn-spelling-not-always-working/43633>\
**Category:** Scrivener for macOS\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [December 10, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/learn-spelling-not-always-working/43633 "2018-12-10T18:20:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/tromboneal/32/94_2.png) [@TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/TromboneAl)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/learn-spelling-not-always-working/43633/1 "2018-12-10T18:20:53Z")

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I’ve been finding some strange behavior today regarding Learn Spelling.

I click on an incorrect word (red dots underneath it) and choose Learn Spelling:

 ![Screen Shot 2018-12-10 at 10.10.15 AM.jpg](https://dev.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d322aa56ecb85f5354d232d382139e68bc700f52.jpeg)

Nothing happens. Other strange behavior happens when I add letters to the word I attempted to learn the spelling of.

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**Author:** ![TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/tromboneal/32/94_2.png) [@TromboneAl](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/TromboneAl)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/learn-spelling-not-always-working/43633/2 "2018-12-10T18:25:30Z")

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Also, this seems related to composition mode. Note that I’ve told Scriv to learn the spelling of the word “passout.” Here is the regular view vs the composition view. I’ve done nothing besides switch between them:

 ![Screen Shot 2018-12-10 at 10.23.07 AM.jpg](https://dev.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d769595323ea7001d2d8221a501c535d6974d368.jpeg) ![Screen Shot 2018-12-10 at 10.22.44 AM.jpg](https://dev.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0a3ff4d4b22b8ce3a48bb3b735f51b8141571359.jpeg)