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Dictating names and technical terms: how to keep the right spelling

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Use short context-rich sentences for unfamiliar names, then verify the spelling against a trusted source. Type or paste exact identifiers when speech is less reliable. Sayhush currently has no saved personal dictionary, so do not assume correcting a word teaches it for future recordings.

Prepare a reference for exact spellings

Keep the person’s name, product name or term available in a source you trust. Distinguish the spelling from pronunciation. If a name has several common forms, context alone may not select the one you need. Review against the reference instead of accepting a word merely because it looks plausible.

Speak the term inside a useful sentence

A sentence such as “Please ask Amira to review the export settings” gives more context than an isolated name. This is a practical trial strategy, not a guarantee of recognition. Try the same kind of sentence you actually write. Do not send sensitive glossary material to a tool merely to test how it handles unfamiliar words.

Treat acronyms and identifiers differently

Acronyms, file paths, email addresses and code symbols often require exact characters. If recognition inserts spaces or changes capitalization, type or paste the identifier instead. Use speech for the surrounding explanation. Reading a long path aloud can create more correction work than copying it from the source.

Do not assume a correction becomes a dictionary entry

Editing inserted text fixes that draft. It does not add a personal vocabulary entry to the current Sayhush release. Optional history stores finished text locally; it is not a training control. If a persistent dictionary is essential, evaluate a product that documents one and test whether its behavior meets your needs.

Use a term-focused trial

Prepare five non-sensitive examples: a person, product, acronym, technical term and mixed-language name. Dictate each inside a real sentence. Record the correction needed without inventing a percentage from a tiny sample. Repeat after any microphone or model-setting change in tools that expose such settings. This tests your workflow rather than declaring a universal winner.

Check before the text reaches someone else

Search the draft for the terms that matter and compare them with the reference. Pay particular attention when a wrong name still makes grammatical sense. Keep the correct forms in your own notes if useful, but avoid implying Sayhush will automatically reuse them. The safest output is the one you verified.