How can I make lion learn a new word?

I have an unusual name (well, they are my initials but everyone knows me by them). It is "bvz".
OSX Lion knows this word  -->  Biz
Every single $^*@#ing time I type in "bvz", Lion helpfully changes it to "biz".  I must type "bvz" a thousand  times a day into the computer, and a thousand #$%$@ing times it dutifully changes it to "biz".  This OS is like an idiot savant without any savant capabilities.
My android phone learned my name after a single use.
My goddam cat knows my name.
How the **** do I get my $2000 iMac with a billion gigaherz of genius and trillions of memory bits to.  Learn. Three. Letters?
Please tell me it isn't as complicated as this:
http://applesliced.com/ask/how-do-i-edit-or-remove-words-from-the-user-dictionar y-in-os-x-lion

Hi Cattus,  I've already done that but it doesn't seem to work in the main body of apple mail although it does work in the subject of a mail...very strange.  Could this be linked to complaints from my colleagues that my mail is arriving in different font sizes? help please???  Thank you, Simon.

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