Bug#2425: ispell thinks `formated' is correct

["Michael E. Deisher" <deisher@enws428.EAS.ASU.EDU>]

On Tue, 27 Feb 96 17:24 GMT, Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> said:

> When I try using M-$ in Emacs (ispell-word) it tells me FORMATED is
> correct because of root FORMATE
> There is no word `formate' (and if there were it ought to be a noun
> meaning the result when something has formed), and so `formated' is
> wrong.  In fact, it would usually be a misspelling of `formatted'.
> When I installed ispell I asked for the British English dictionary.


Webster Definition for "formate"

for.mate \-.ma-t\ n : a salt or ester of formic acid

--Mike  :-)