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One technique that has worked well for me is to save the document
in an ASCII format on a UNIX or Linux system, then run
spell [file] | sort -u > [output file]
This gives an alphabetized list of words the spell checker
didn't recognize. I find it's easy to scan past the "code"
words and zero in on real mistakes. This technique also
catches many typos within the code, such as places where I used
two spellings for a parameter name.
I then go back to the source document and search for each of
the errors. It sounds awkward, but the whole process usually
only takes a few minutes.
By the way, THANKS to John for suggesting the Language=None
trick! I'm sure I'll put it to good use.
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