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# Why aren't words starting with capitals corrected mid-sentence?

## Why aren't words starting with capitals corrected mid-sentence?

By default, the** style** lexicons in your linguistic preferences are turned on.
MerciApp treats words starting with a capital letter mid-sentence as **proper nouns:** think city names, people, brands, and so on. That's why they won't get flagged during correction.
This default behavior is actually there to help you: it prevents proper nouns from showing up as "unknown words" and can even suggest the right spelling for them.

**Example:**
The ${color}[#1972f5](__Véolia__) logo has just been changed > The ${color}[#1972f5](Veolia) logo has just been changed

## Enable correction for capitalized words

Want MerciApp to correct all words starting with a capital mid-sentence? You can easily change that! Here's how:

### Step 1: Head to your linguistic preferences
1. Go to your MerciApp space: https://web.merci-app.com/
2. Select **Linguistic Preferences in the Correct section**
3. Under the **Style** tab, uncheck all 4 lexicon preferences

### Step 2: Adjust the new preference
1. Switch to the **Spelling** tab
2. Look for the option: **"Ignore words whose first letter is capitalized (except at the start of a sentence)"**
3. **Uncheck** it if you want every capitalized word to be corrected

## Good to know before you change this

**Upsides of turning it off:**
* Every word starting with a capital gets detected and corrected
* You get more granular control over your corrections

**One important downside:**
* MerciApp will flag all capitalized words including **proper nouns** like city names, people, and brands that naturally use capitals
* MerciApp will no longer suggest corrections for proper nouns