Ginger makes “context-based corrections” – what does that mean?
Ginger examines the entire sentence in which a misspelled word appears and analyzes the context. Ginger is thus able to correct the text in keeping with the writer’s intention, even in cases of extreme spelling mistakes. Standard spell checkers offer the same alternatives for a misspelled word regardless of its context. When they encounter a severe spelling mistake, they suggest many irrelevant words. For example, if you write, “I rannd out of time”, a standard spell checker displays a list of words such as “rand”, “rend,” and “rind” as possible corrections, and prompts you to make the correction. Ginger, on the other hand, automatically replaces the misspelled word with “ran”. Ginger is thus particularly helpful for users who have difficulty recognizing and selecting a correct word from a standard list of alternatives.
