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Old 03-31-2007   #1 (permalink)
Draag
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UK English Spell checker

There does not appear to be an option for using UK/British English. Is there
one? If not is it possible to use my Word 2007 dictionary?

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Old 03-31-2007   #2 (permalink)
HairyMcLeary
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Re: UK English Spell checker

"Draag" <Draag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There does not appear to be an option for using UK/British English. Is
> there
> one? If not is it possible to use my Word 2007 dictionary?



This question has been asked here before and know one has come up with an
answer.

Personally I'm sick and tired of having everything corrected to "American
English"

Tony

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Old 03-31-2007   #3 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen
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Re: UK English Spell checker

"HairyMcLeary" <hairymcleary.nospam@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:eALtK17cHHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Draag" <Draag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1A9A9727-CFEA-4397-9013-DF53C553920D@microsoft.com...
>> There does not appear to be an option for using UK/British English. Is
>> there
>> one? If not is it possible to use my Word 2007 dictionary?

>
>
> This question has been asked here before and know one has come up with an
> answer.
>
> Personally I'm sick and tired of having everything corrected to "American
> English"


The only solution currently available is to use Outlook instead of Windows Mail.
--
Gary VanderMolen
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Old 04-01-2007   #4 (permalink)
Draag2
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Re: UK English Spell checker

The home version of Office no longer comes with Outlook.
Marvellous!

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> "HairyMcLeary" <hairymcleary.nospam@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message news:eALtK17cHHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > "Draag" <Draag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1A9A9727-CFEA-4397-9013-DF53C553920D@microsoft.com...
> >> There does not appear to be an option for using UK/British English. Is
> >> there
> >> one? If not is it possible to use my Word 2007 dictionary?

> >
> >
> > This question has been asked here before and know one has come up with an
> > answer.
> >
> > Personally I'm sick and tired of having everything corrected to "American
> > English"

>
> The only solution currently available is to use Outlook instead of Windows Mail.
> --
> Gary VanderMolen
>

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Old 10-01-2008   #5 (permalink)
Argon
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Re: UK English Spell checker



"Draag2" wrote:
Quote:

> The home version of Office no longer comes with Outlook.
> Marvellous!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > "HairyMcLeary" <hairymcleary.nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eALtK17cHHA.4984@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > > "Draag" <Draag@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:1A9A9727-CFEA-4397-9013-DF53C553920D@xxxxxx
> > >> There does not appear to be an option for using UK/British English. Is
> > >> there
> > >> one? If not is it possible to use my Word 2007 dictionary?
> > >
> > >
> > > This question has been asked here before and know one has come up with an
> > > answer.
> > >
> > > Personally I'm sick and tired of having everything corrected to "American
> > > English"
> >
> > The only solution currently available is to use Outlook instead of Windows Mail.
> > --
> > Gary VanderMolen
> >
I agree. Another example of Yankie cultural imperialism, and lazyness.

Argon
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Old 10-01-2008   #6 (permalink)
Earle Horton
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Re: UK English Spell checker

"Argon" <Argon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
>
> "Draag2" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> The home version of Office no longer comes with Outlook.
>> Marvellous!
>>
>> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>>
Quote:

>> > "HairyMcLeary" <hairymcleary.nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:eALtK17cHHA.4984@xxxxxx
>> > > "Draag" <Draag@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > > news:1A9A9727-CFEA-4397-9013-DF53C553920D@xxxxxx
>> > >> There does not appear to be an option for using UK/British English.
>> > >> Is
>> > >> there
>> > >> one? If not is it possible to use my Word 2007 dictionary?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > This question has been asked here before and know one has come up
>> > > with an
>> > > answer.
>> > >
>> > > Personally I'm sick and tired of having everything corrected to
>> > > "American
>> > > English"
>> >
>> > The only solution currently available is to use Outlook instead of
>> > Windows Mail.
>> > --
>> > Gary VanderMolen
>> >
>
> I agree. Another example of Yankie cultural imperialism, and lazyness.
>
> Argon
When my ancestors came face to face with British cultural imperialism they
knew how to handle it. "In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be
eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined." Thomas Szasz (b. 1920),
U.S. psychiatrist. "Language," The Second Sin (1973).

Windows Live Mail is the replacement for Windows Mail, or so it would seem.
The program is capable of spell checking according to UK spelling, but it
takes some fiddling to make it work. The NG for Windows Live Mail is
microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop. WLM is currently in development
and not nearly as stable as WM. A number of commercial spell checkers are
available. Perhaps there is one which works with WM. Outlook is pretty
darn cheap on this side of the Atlantic.

The same question is addressed in the MSN NG,
microsoft.public.msn.discussion. The parameters are a little different, but
you can gain a pretty good understanding of the problem there. I agree that
MSFT's approach to UK spelling has been a little, let's say jingoistic, but
it was a question of us or them. All your base are ours.

--
Earle Horton -- earleh@xxxxxx


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