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    • RyanKent
      RyanKent last edited by

      When the keyword "acls recertification" (an important keyword for our client) is typed into the Google search box, the word "recertification" is underlined in red.  Note that you only need to type "acls rec" to make the red underline appear.BUT, Google does not underline the word "recertification" when it is typed into the search box alone, nor does Google underline the word "recertification" when the following keywords are searched:

      • cpr recertification
      • bls recertification
      • pals recertification

      ^These are all closely related to the keyword "acls recertification," so this spell check behavior is very inconsistent.Why does this matter?  Because no matter how close you come to typing "acls recertification," Google's autocomplete suggestions never include "acls recertification" (because of the perceived misspelling?).BUT, Google does suggest "acls recertification online" in the dropdown menu.  If you select the "acls recertification online" suggestion then backspace until the word "online" is gone, the red underline disappears, and "acls recertification" becomes an autocomplete suggestion.  VERY strange behavior...I have replicated this issue on various depersonalized browsers and devices, so I am confident that this is not related to my personal settings.This keyword contributes to a large portion of our client's business (they specialize in acls certification and recertification), so you can imagine how concerning this is for us.  Note that until very recently (3-4 months ago), this keyword did NOT have any spell-check issues. This keyword averages 2400 searches per month according to AdWords which should be enough volume to allow Google to recognize the correct spellingI posted this issue in the Google product forums, where I was advised to submit feedback directly on the search results page via Google's "feedback" link.  I have submitted this feedback to Google, but I thought I would bring this to the MOZ community as well to see if anyone has experienced a similar issue, or has any ideas as to what could be causing this issue.

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      • KeriMorgret
        KeriMorgret last edited by

        No ideas, but wanted to say it's great to see you in Q&A again!

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        • Travis_Bailey
          Travis_Bailey last edited by

          You're a letter too long and a hyphen short. Try re-certification. 😄

          Believe it or not, I thought about this all night. Friday Night: NON-STOP SEARCH ENGINE ACTION

          I'll go cry somewhere now. But I'm not really crying. I'm cutting onions, for a lasagna, for one.

          You can do a pretty easy find and replace if the site DB is capable of handling that. Static stuff can be hard.

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