I’m really confused about something in Google Docs. I picked Swiss Standard German (Schweizerische Hochdeutsch) as my language setting. But for some reason it keeps marking ‘ss’ as wrong. It says I should use ‘ß’ instead.
This doesn’t make sense to me. I thought Swiss German doesn’t use ‘ß’ at all. Am I missing something here? Maybe I don’t understand how Swiss German works. Or could it be that Google Docs is using the wrong dictionary?
I’ve double-checked my settings but can’t figure out what’s going on. Has anyone else run into this problem? Any ideas on how to fix it? It’s pretty annoying when I’m trying to write in Swiss German and keep getting these red squiggly lines under my ‘ss’ words.
yo, google docs is clearly glitchin. swiss german don’t use ß so its wrong flaggin your ss. might wanna try regular german setting or find an app that gets it right. not perfect but at least it stops the red lines!
As someone who’s lived in Switzerland for years, I can confirm you’re spot on about ‘ss’ being correct in Swiss Standard German. Google Docs is definitely messing up here. It’s frustrating when tech doesn’t account for these linguistic nuances.
I’ve faced this exact issue and found a workaround. Try adding common ‘ss’ words to your personal dictionary in Google Docs. It’s a bit tedious, but it helps. Also, double-check you haven’t accidentally selected German (Germany) instead of Swiss German in the language settings.
If all else fails, consider using a different word processor that better supports Swiss German, like LibreOffice. It’s open-source and generally more accommodating of language variants. Hope this helps!
You’re absolutely correct in your understanding of Swiss Standard German. The ‘ß’ (eszett) is indeed not used in Swiss German orthography. This sounds like a clear issue with Google Docs’ language settings or dictionary for Swiss German.
I’ve encountered similar problems with other language variants in Google Docs. It seems their language support isn’t always as nuanced as it should be, especially for regional variants of languages.
A potential workaround might be to use the general ‘German’ setting and manually ignore the suggestions for ‘ß’. Alternatively, you could try creating a custom dictionary for Swiss German within Google Docs. If these don’t work, I’d recommend reporting this as a bug to Google. It’s a significant oversight in their Swiss German language support that should be addressed.