Step 2 of cliche hunting. You can add specific words to an exclusion dictionary, which are then flagged as "non-words" by the spell and grammar checking within Office. A perfect spot for all those -bility words like extensibility, programmability etc.

1.     In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to the location where custom dictionaries are stored. The location is usually one of the following:

§  Windows Vista  

C:\Users\user name\AppData\Microsoft\UProof

§  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows XP  

C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\UProof

(You may need to specify view hidden files and folders in the folder view)

1.     In Windows, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

2.     Under Pick a Category, double-click Performance and Maintenance.

 Note   If you are using Classic View in Control Panel, skip to the next step.

3.     Under See Also, click File Types.

 Note   If you are using Classic View in Control Panel, double-click Folder Options.

4.     Click the View tab.

5.     Under Advanced settings, under Files and Folders, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders.

2.     Locate the exclusion dictionary for the language whose settings you want to change. The name of the file you need to open is ExcludeDictionaryLanguage CodeLanguage LCID.lex. For example the name of the English exclusion dictionary is ExcludeDictionaryEN0409.lex.

Find links to more information about locale identification numbers (LCID) code of the language you are using in the See Also section.

3.     Edit the file using the text editor of your choice (such as Notepad or WordPad).

4.     Add each word that you want the spelling checker to flag as misspelled to the file. Be sure to type the words in all lowercase letters, and then press ENTER after each word.

5.     Save and close the file.