Help Swype - how to change word

[CrackBaby]

Funny problem here. Each time I swype the word "getting," swype thinks I wrote "herring." And what's more annoying is that "getting" is not suggested as a possible word up above.

Is there a way to overcome this? Substitute "getting" for "herring"? Add "getting" as a possibility for "herring"?

 

[Caker188]

Funny problem here. Each time I swype the word "getting," swype thinks I wrote "herring." And what's more annoying is that "getting" is not suggested as a possible word up above.

Is there a way to overcome this? Substitute "getting" for "herring"? Add "getting" as a possibility for "herring"?

I delete words I seldom use. Herring would be one of them. Long press on it when its in the suggested word box and confirm deletion. Adding words - type in the word and touch it in the box to add to dictionary.

 

[CrackBaby]

Hmmm..thanks, but long pressing "herring" didn't offer me the option to remove the word.

Is there another way?

 

[Caker188]

You can stop word prediction. While in a text message long press the Swype key, go to preferences, scroll down and uncheck next word prediction.
Thats odd you cant delete a word tho.

 

[CrackBaby]

Thanks Cake. I ended up downloading Swype beta and this time, longpressing the word worked to delete it from dictionary.

 

[Caker188]

Excellent! i didn't realize you didn't have beta. My bad. Glad you got it fixed up tho.