Index: gc_core/py/ibdawg.py
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--- gc_core/py/ibdawg.py
+++ gc_core/py/ibdawg.py
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
         self.dSugg = { 0: [],  1: [],  2: [] }
 
     def addSugg (self, sSugg, nDeep=0):
         "add a suggestion"
         if sSugg not in self.aSugg:
-            nDist = st.distanceSift4(self.sCleanWord, cp.cleanWord(sSugg))
+            nDist = st.distanceDamerauLevenshtein(self.sCleanWord, cp.cleanWord(sSugg))
             if nDist <= self.nDistLimit:
                 if nDist not in self.dSugg:
                     self.dSugg[nDist] = []
                 self.dSugg[nDist].append(sSugg)
                 logging.info((nDeep * "  ") + "__" + sSugg + "__")