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10-01-2020, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Right Now ->
Erm, when I spell correctly (the American way), someone will correct me from the UK. It's okay, all those extra u's and hardly any z's.....

Makes me grin to think I've been pegged as a bad speller.
No, not a bad speller, just a different one, like our colour, your color.
BTW, even though I changed to UK English, I still have that darn red line under colour, but not under color.
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10-01-2020, 02:16 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

I thot this topic had bean dun too deth........
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10-01-2020, 04:16 PM
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According to Susie Dent of Countdown, the use of "s" or "z" in words ending in "ise" or "ize" is allowable in British English because it says so in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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10-01-2020, 04:36 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

Originally Posted by Percy Vere ->
According to Susie Dent of Countdown, the use of "s" or "z" in words ending in "ise" or "ize" is allowable in British English because it says so in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Tell that to my spell checker.
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10-01-2020, 04:44 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

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Tell that to my spell checker.
Now listen here, spell checker!!!
Thou shalt recognise recognize forthwith!
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10-01-2020, 04:45 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

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I checked, it says English UK. so not American.
Just for your information. If you are on win10, it should say 'ENG' bottom right of screen. Clicking on this gives the option to change to US spelling.
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10-01-2020, 04:49 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

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Just for your information. If you are on win10, it should say 'ENG' bottom right of screen. Clicking on this gives the option to change to US spelling.
No, I have 7.
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10-01-2020, 04:52 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

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Now listen here, spell checker!!!
Thou shalt recognise recognize forthwith!
Other way, Besoeker, switch recognise with recognize around.
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10-01-2020, 04:53 PM
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Re: Word Spelling not Recognised

Originally Posted by tiffany ->
no, i have 7.
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10-01-2020, 04:57 PM
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In an early version of Word it "corrected" borehole pumpset to brothel dumpsite.......
 
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