fix(dictionary): add sidenote to curated dictionary#3464
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Sidenote is a valid English word (a note added at the side of a page or a tangential remark) but was flagged as misspelled. Add it with the ~NSg flags matching similar compound nouns like sidebar. Fixes Automattic#3459
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May 22, 2026
| sidekick/~NSg | ||
| sidelight/NgS | ||
| sideline/~NSgVdG | ||
| sidenote/~NSg |
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I never manually add ~ as that indicates a common word by some metric determined by a tool @elijah-potter runs from time to time.
Turns out it's only in a couple of dictionaries (Collins and Merriam-Webster) with this spelling but more have it as side note so I'd go with:
sidenote/NSg
side note/NSg
American Heritage, Britannica, Chambers, and Longman don't list it under either spelling
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Good catch — I've added |
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Updated per your feedback: removed the |
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Problem
"Sidenote" is a valid English word (a note added at the side of a page, or a tangential remark) but Harper's spell checker flags it as misspelled.
Fixes #3459.
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sidenote/~NSgto the curated dictionary with flags matching similar compound nouns likesidebar/~NSgVandsidekick/~NSg.