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The Dictionary analyzer uses an English dictionary to determine whether the words at the end of the subject and the end of the message are real. Many spam messages use random letters at the end of the message or the subject to throw off simple filters and Bayesian analyzers. The Dictionary analyzer detects these random letter sequences and assigns them points. You may wish to turn this off this analyzer if your primary language is not English.  
 
Use Master Dictionary - Use the Master dictionary. You should leave this checked unless you are in a non-English speaking country.  
 
Use User Dictionary - Also checks for words in the user's custom dictionary. Use this to add words that are not in the Master Dictionary. [Edit...] lets you create/edit a personalized dictionary file. If you expect e-mails to have certain words at the end, you should add those words to your own personal User Dictionary.  
 
Fake words at the end of subject - By default, the last three words of a subject are analyzed and 50 points per non-word is added to the total score.  
 
Fake words at the end of message - By default, the last two words of the message are analyzed and 10 points per non-word is added to the total score.  
 
Include Detail in Spam Report - Selecting this option will add additional lines to the spam report that show you which words were analyzed and whether or not they were in the dictionary.  
 
Use Defaults... - Sets Dictionary settings to the defaults.