Here's an archived version of the Microsoft Knowledge Base article about the bug...

tivert · 2024-05-16T15:07:49 1715872069

Apparently they think it's easier to change the English language than fix their buggy code.

Seems sensible.

gpderetta · 2024-05-16T15:11:16 1715872276

To be fair it is listed as workaround, pending an actual fix.

wongarsu · 2024-05-16T16:02:44 1715875364

And to be fair in normal English orthography the word begin is never followed by two spaces. This is more like Microsoft wanting everyone to write proper English than Microsoft wanting to change the English language

hostyle · 2024-05-18T07:07:30 1716016050

I have vague memories of it being a Microsoft thing to insert two spaces at the end of every sentence? I could be misremembering.

The bug here was not "begin" followed by two spaces, but rather its "begin" followed by some other text followed by two spaces, which if i recall correctly is exactly what Microsoft would auto-format your text to.

TeMPOraL · 2024-05-16T17:12:00 1715879520

If they make the spellchecker flag this, then yes, they might effectively change the English language over several years.