Include the word "pipet" as correct scientific term in Word

As a faculty member at a university-level chemistry department, it frustrates
me to no end that the word "pipet" is not part of the Word Dictionary. It is
the most common spelling for this piece of lab equipment, but every time my
students enter the word in a report, Word tries to correct them by suggesting
"pipette", which is an alternate, but less widely used spelling. I know I can
update the dictionary, but students are not as aware of these subtleties. I
believe Microsoft should put a little more effort into making the autocorrect
function in Word more "scientifically literate".

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Pat
Mon Oct 31 18:28:04 CST 2005

G'Day Steven,

Perhaps we English speakers should respect the spelling of words of foreign
origin, so that their etymology remains obvious to all. Pipette, like pipe, is a French
word.

Peut-être nous Les anglophones devraient respecter les mots d'épellation d'origine
étrangère, de sorte que leur étymologie reste évident. La pipette, comme la pipe,
êtes un mot français.
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Pat Garard
Melbourne, Australia
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"StevenPetrovic" <StevenPetrovic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E45482A2-C0DD-4525-AB88-4A622B00DFCE@microsoft.com...
> As a faculty member at a university-level chemistry department, it frustrates
> me to no end that the word "pipet" is not part of the Word Dictionary. It is
> the most common spelling for this piece of lab equipment, but every time my
> students enter the word in a report, Word tries to correct them by suggesting
> "pipette", which is an alternate, but less widely used spelling. I know I can
> update the dictionary, but students are not as aware of these subtleties. I
> believe Microsoft should put a little more effort into making the autocorrect
> function in Word more "scientifically literate".
>
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Suzanne
Mon Oct 31 19:53:45 CST 2005

My husband is a Ph.D. chemist, so I am familiar with pipettes. What is a
pipet? And why haven't you just added it to your custom dictionary?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"StevenPetrovic" <StevenPetrovic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E45482A2-C0DD-4525-AB88-4A622B00DFCE@microsoft.com...
> As a faculty member at a university-level chemistry department, it
frustrates
> me to no end that the word "pipet" is not part of the Word Dictionary. It
is
> the most common spelling for this piece of lab equipment, but every time
my
> students enter the word in a report, Word tries to correct them by
suggesting
> "pipette", which is an alternate, but less widely used spelling. I know I
can
> update the dictionary, but students are not as aware of these subtleties.
I
> believe Microsoft should put a little more effort into making the
autocorrect
> function in Word more "scientifically literate".
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
>
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