The Italian proofing tools make a potentially offensive suggestion in Word 2000 (811443)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you are using Word 2000 with the Italian Proofing Tools, and you type the English word "cult", the grammar checker indicates that the phrase is grammatically incorrect. Word 2000 then displays the following message:

Si consiglia di sostituire la parola selezionata perché volgare,
Sostituire cult con:
sedere
Offensive word
fortuna

The suggested words contain a potentially offensive word.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the Italian grammar checker is mistaking the English word "cult" with another word in Italian.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the Office 2000 Italian Proofing Tools update. This update was released March 5, 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

813715 OFF2000: Overview of the Office 2000 Italian Proofing Tools Update: March 5, 2003

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	10/18/2005
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbenv kbQFE kbfix kbpending kbbug KB811443