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Language aids Problems and solutions Problem Solutions Incorrect spelling Automate spelling correction Suggest spelling correction Refer to a web page that suggests spelling Reader uses different words An internal thesaurus translates the search request into several search requests using different wording A thesaurus suggests other wording Refer to a web page with a thesaurus Reader uses the abbreviation instead of the expansion Make sure your thesaurus solution deals with abbreviations versus expansions Reader speaks a different language Automatic translation both of the search request, the search results and the metadata (Refer to) translation aids