I'm wondering if anybody here would be interested in collaborating on a simple enough project.
I lost my flash drive, so I'm using my wife's (I don't think she ever uses it) and since I'm bad and don't back up, I had to start a new profile. Took no time at all to round up my favorite extensions and whatnot, but I found the spell checker was notoriously off.
Now that I have a personal wiki (I'm using Wiki on a Stick) I decided to make a page for spellchecker omissions. In just a few hours it had grown quite long. I plan to maintain this, adding to the wiki page as well as the spell checker as I go on.
If you'd like to help, just make a note of words you use that Firefox's spell checker doesn't check. If you want to go all out, delete your dictionary, reinstall, and start over, and just collect words you may use. I may or may not add all of your suggestions to the master list based solely on my discretion.
The intended use, if you want to add to your dictionary from this list, just copy the entire list into a text field, and manually add the ones you no longer want flagged as you type them.
Obviously we will not all agree on what should and what should not be added. I'm not even proposing revising the official English dictionary in Firefox -- that might not even be a good idea. But I'm sure some of you will agree with some.
Tier 1 (Or, "Why is this not in the default dictionary?") - adware (software designed to deploy ads on the end user's machine) - ands (from "no ifs, ands, or buts") - another's (possessive of another) - AutoCorrect (typo replacement feature on smartphones, also Autocorrect, autocorrect) - Autorun (or autorun, feature in Windows when a removable drive is inserted and Windows asks what to do) - barista (or Barista, one who serves coffee) - Bing (Microsoft's answer to Google) - bloodlust (urge to kill) - Blu (as in Blu-ray) - bootloader (a software product that manages OS booting) - BOGO (Buy One, Get One (free)) - bookmarklet (a bit of JavaScript in a bookmark in a web browser) - bootable (description of external media which can boot a computer, i.e. a CD or flash drive) - brainer (i.e. "no-brainer", also brainers) - CDMA (wireless network used in the United States) - CDs (Compact Discs) - cel (i.e. cel-shading) - clickable (design element that can be clicked on) - CMS (content management system) - commenters (those who comment on an article or news story) - crosshair (used to aim a gun, also crosshairs) - combinations - CSS (cascading style sheets, a web design tech, or content scrambling system, basic DVD protection) - CTF (Capture the Flag, game mode based on the yard game) - cutscenes (cinematic moments in games) - deathmatch (kill-all multiplayer shooter mode; also Deathmatch) - deniability (the ability of one to deny something) - DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) - downloaders - downmix (when content, typically audio, is reduced in quality; also downsample) - DRM (Digital rights management) - DSL (Digital Subscriber Line, or broadband over telephone lines) - DVD-ROM (DVD for a computer, also: DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW) - dystopia (opposite of utopia; also, dystopian) - edu (Internet TLD for schools) - EQ (feature on nice stereos and decent multimedia programs) - EMP (Electromagnetic pulse) - ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) - EULAs (EULA plural, as in more than one End User License Agreement) - Facebook (social network) - fanbase (collective of fans for a given topic) - FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - fi (as in sci-fi or Semper fi) - framerate (the number of frames a video or game displays per second) - fullscreen (or Fullscreen, in home video, to have an aspect ratio of 4:3; or to fill the screen with your video or game, as opposed to windowed) - Gamepad (also gamepad, gamepads, Gamepads -- game controller that fits in both hands) - gameplay (description of how a game plays) - GPL (GNU Public License) - GPS (Global positioning system, feature in smartphones and vehicles) - GPU (graphics processing unit, also GPUs) - greyware (software that is in a grey area; or grayware) - GSM (wireless networking for phones and tablets) - habanero (chili pepper) - HD (high definition, or hard disk) - HDD (Hard disk drive) - HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) - Hong (of Hong Kong) - how'd (or How'd, contraction for "How did") - IP (Intellectual property, or Internet protocol) - ISP (Internet Service Provider; plural ISPs, possessive ISP's) - JIT (Just-in-Time debugging) - keychain (holds your keys or a key) - Klingons (Klingon, plural) - leaderboard (list of high scores in a game) - lockpick (implement to pick a lock, usually in a video game) - login (account credentials, i.e. username; a noun, as opposed to the verb "log in") - macchiato (Italian coffee; also Macchiato; in America it means caramel coffee) - mage (magic user in fantasy and games, also Mage) - letterboxed (a crop effect for video) - LOL (laugh(s/ing) out loud) - malware (malicious software, e.g. spyware, adware) - mana (also Mana, a game term and rock band) - meds (medication, prescriptions -- pills and whatnot you would have or take) - microSD (memory card format) - microUSB (charging/data cable format for smartphones) - MiniDisc (media format) - minigun (a machine gun with several rapidly-rotating barrels) - MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) - MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game)- MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) - multi (a prefix that can be separated by a hyphen) - multiplayer (a game that supports multiple players) - multitrack (audio recording with separate tracks for instruments, i.e what Rockband uses) - netbook (portable computer; plural, netbooks) - OCD (Obsessive-compulsive disorder) - OEM (Original equipment manufacturer) - onboard (onboard video/audio, something that is built-in on a computer's motherboard) - PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect, a peripheral tech) - PHP (web technology, also php) - pinfall (wrestling term, victory) - platformer (game with running and jumping elements) - playthrough (or playthroughs) - plugin or plugins (software) - PNG (Portable Network Graphic, an image format) - pre (prefix that can be separated by a hyphen) - prosthetics (augmentations for amputees to restore limb functions) - QA (Quality Assurance) - replayable - RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) - roadmap - roleplaying - scratchers (scratch-off lottery tickets) - SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) - setlist (also Setlist) - sims (simulations) - SLI (Scalable Link Interface, GPU tech) - SMS (short message system, i.e. text messages) - startup (what a computer does when it boots, e.g. startup sequence; also a small business, e.g. internet startup) - supergroup (rock band made up of members of 2 or more famous bands) - taskbar (Windows tool) - teleport (also, teleporting, teleported, teleportation) - texting (sending text messages via SMS) - that'll (contraction for "that will" or "that shall") - timestamp (visual indication of when a picture was taken or forum post/blog entry was edited) - TLD (Top Level Domain, e.g. .com, .net, .edu and others) - Trekkies (fans of Star Trek) - USB (Universal Serial Bus) - voicemail - Wiccan (relating to witchcraft) - ziti (pasta) Tier 2 (Slang, colloquialisms, abbreviations, and foreign language) - Apso (from Lhasa Apso. Mop-looking dogs) - Ars (Latin for Art) - Arsian (colloquial term for members of the Ars Technica OpenForum) - autoflagged (when a forum's post parser picks up controversial words like "Nazi"; GameFAQs does this, for one) - automagically (colloquial term for automatically, an intentional misspelling) - banhammer (colloquial forum term for the "weapon" mods and admins wield to ban users) - bona (of bona fide, which basically means authentic) - BRB (Be Right Back) - carte (Latin, as in 'a la carte', which means 'individually') - consolifying (the effect of cheap video game consoles on games in general) - copypasta (colloquial forum/chan term for something that has been copied since the early days of the Internet) - crappiness (of being crappy) - DDR (in computer memory, double data rate; in gaming, Dance Dance Revolution) - deja vu (also Deja Vu) - deus (Latin, deity (god), also Deus) - dev (colloquial term for developer) - DLC (downloadable content) - et al (Latin for, essentially, "and others in its category") - et cetera (Latin for, essentially, "and so on and so forth", abbreviated etc.) - FC, FCs (Full combos/flawless completions in rhythm games; force close in Android) - flashcart (colloquial term for a device which lets you put flash memory in a game cartridge) - freakin' (kid/teen-friendly variation on an expletive, also Freakin') - FTW (For the win; also sometimes f___ the world) - fugly (colloquial contraction of "f___in' ugly") - FX (special effects abbreviation; also a cable network owned by Fox) - Fx (Mozilla-designated abbreviation for Firefox) - Gamerpic (an Xbox 360 profile's avatar) - Gamerscore (An Xbox 360 profile's cumulative score across multiple games) - Gamertag (A profile on the Xbox 360) - golem (fictional monster common in roleplaying games) - google (Google as a verb; googled is the past tense) - GOTY (Game of the Year, common branding for special-edition games) - GTFO (Internet slang, means "Get the f___ out") - Hackintosh (colloquial term for a computer running Apple system software not approved by Apple) - homebrew (unauthorized third-party software for a device) - hominem (of ad hominem, Latin for "to the man", an attack on an argument by discrediting the speaker) - ICS (Google Android version 4.0; Ice Cream Sandwich) - IIRC (If I Remember(ed)/Recall(ed) Correctly) - JFGI (Just _____ Google It) - JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) also JRPGs (as opposed to a WRPG, or Western Role-Playing Game) also WRPGs - MacGuffin (plot device where something is important for no reason, like the suitcase in Pulp Fiction) - magicka (quantity of magical energy, alternative to mana) - mobo (colloquial term for motherboard) - Prez (colloquial term for President) - protip (or Protip, a word of advice, colloquial term on the Internet) - ROMs (software dump of a cartridge, or firmware package; plural of ROM) - se (as in 'per se', a Latin phrase meaning "...as such") - Technica (from Latin for technology, e.g. website "Ars Technica") - weaksauce (meme, i.e. disappointing) - y'know (slang contraction for "you know?") Tier 3 (Brands, products, names, places, and such) - µTorrent (popular BitTorrent client) - Adblock (currently Adblock Plus, also a verb "adblock" or general term "adblocker" to block ads, i.e. on the Internet) - Aero (European candy bar by Nestle, or the visual style in Windows 7) - AMD (CPU brand) - Arya (female given name, i.e. Arya Stark from Game of Thrones and the books it's based on) - Asus (also styled ASUS, computer parts manufacturer) - ATI (former GPU brand) - AwesomeBar (Firefox component, was Address bar) - Battlestar (of Battlestar Galactica, 1970s/2000s dark sci-fi series) - Bieber (family name of a young effeminate male singer) - Bon (Australian given name, e.g. Bon Scott of AC/DC fame; also as in Bon Jovi) - Bourne (surname, i.e. Jason Bourne) - BSG (Battlestar Galactica) - Camaro (Car, also a band, 'Bang Camaro') - Carmageddon (classic race/smash-em-up computer game series) - Cartman (surname) - Castlevania (vampire-centric platforming adventure game series, also Castlevanias) - cazadores (deadly giant wasps in Fallout: New Vegas) - CCleaner (system maintenance utility) - CenturyLink (North Carolina telco) - CrossFire (GPU tech) - CSI (popular cop show, general term for forensics) - CSN & CSNY (early supergroups, stands for "Crosby, Stills, [and Nash|Nash, and Young]") - CyanogenMod (popular Android modification build for premium smartphones) - Dalek (Doctor Who villains; inspiration for R2-D2; also Daleks) - Diablo (Devil in Spanish; also a game series) - Dreamcast (Sega video game console from the 1990s) - Drupal (open-source CMS) - DS (dual-screen Game Boy; Nintendo handheld) - DualShock (PlayStation controller) - DX (a game (Deus Ex), and a pro wrestling tag team (D-Generation X) among others) - Enya (Celtic musician and the name she gives to the genre her music belongs to) - Evo (HTC line of smartphones) - facepalm (recognizing a failing in oneself) - fanboy (derogatory term for an immature fan) - faux (Latin for fake; or of faux pas) - Fayetteville (city in North Carolina) - Fleetwood (kind of car, also the band Fleetwood Mac) - iframe (web development term) - LastPass (password security/vault for web browsers) - phpBB (forum platform) - Tapatalk (forum client for Android and iOS, possibly others) - Frampton (surname, e.g. Peter Frampton) - GameStop - GBA (Game Boy Advance, a Nintendo handheld) - GeForce (nVidia family of GPUs) - Ghostbusters (1980s cartoons and movies) - Gmail (email service operated by Google) - Godsmack (band) - Greenville (college town in NC; also other states) - Grohl (family name, i.e. Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters) - Halen (as in, Van Halen, the rock group, or i.e. Van Halen, the surname) - Harmonix (gaming studio) - iMac (Entry-level Apple computer, plural iMacs) - Imgur (free online image host) - Instagram (photography-centric social network for smartphones; also Instagram's) - INXS (Australian rock band) - iOS (Apple's system software for portable devices) - iPad (Apple's tablet computer, also iPads) - iPhones (iPhone, plural) - JC (common first-two-initials name for boys and girls; also Jesus Christ) - Jean-Luc (French given name) - Kinect (Microsoft's gesture-recognizing hardware for Xbox and PC) - Konami (game developer) - LibreOffice (free, open source alternative to Microsoft Office) - Lifehacker (website and blog) - Maxtor (hard drive manufacturer) - MediaFire (also Mediafire, online file locker of questionable legality) - Metroid (game franchise based on the Alien films) - NES (1980s gaming console) - Newegg (website) - Nickelback (Canadian rock band) - Nightwish (Finnish rock band) - Niners (colloquial term, San Francisco 49ers) - NoScript (security extension for Firefox) - NSIS (software) - Nullsoft (software company) - nVidia (GPU maker, also nVidia's) - Pedialite (electrolyte-loaded fruit drink for babies and alcoholics) - Picard (French surname) - Photobucket (free online image host) - PortableApps (site dedicated to portable software) - PSP (handheld Sony game system) - QuickPic (Gallery alternative for Android) - Radeon (GPU made by AMD, formerly made by ATI) - RBN (Rockband Network, independent authoring platform for the music simulator series Rockband) - SNES (game system, also SuperNES) - SourceForge (open source development website) - SVU (Special Victims Unit, a Law & Order show) - Torchwood (British sci-fi show) - UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) - uTorrent (BitTorrent software, officially μTorrent) - VideoLAN (software, also VLC) - Wiimote (Wii controller) - Winamp (software) - WinXP (Windows XP, common abbreviation) - WMA (Windows Media Audio) - WWF/WWE (World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment) - XnView (software) - XP (Windows in 2002, also Experience in RPGs)
[Topic title changed from "Firefox spellchecker hall of shame" to "Firefox spellchecker, notable omissions" by topic creator for clarity.]
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