Forum spell checker

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Forum spell checker

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Why are we stuck with US English on the site? The spell checker is driving me nuts.
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Re: Forum spell checker

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not sure i have the option to change it.... i'll take a look in settings but don't recall seeing it.

edit, all i can see is
Default language:

British English


I'll look into it.
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Re: Forum spell checker

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Are you sure it's not your browsers speelchucker rather than the sites?
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Re: Forum spell checker

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Is this not @Saga Lout's job? ;)
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Re: Forum spell checker

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No spell checked on my screen???
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Re: Forum spell checker

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Horse wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:09 am Is this not @Saga Lout's job? ;)
I thought it was the browser's job

But if you're willing to pay... :D
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Saga Lout wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:15 pm
Horse wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:09 am Is this not @Saga Lout's job? ;)
But if you're willing to pay... :D
Moi? No thanks ;)
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Re: Forum spell checker

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:54 am Are you sure it's not your browsers speelchucker rather than the sites?
Ah, you may be on to something there. Didn't think that it would be the browser. Silly boy.

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Yep, seems to have been the browser setting. Now set to "English (United Kingdom, Oxford English Dictionary spelling)".

Brave browser , by the way.
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