Re[2]: British English spell checking

2005-12-29 Thread Graham Smith
Hello Robin, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 11:12:41 PM, you wrote: > On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 at 02:55:13 +1100, John wrote: >>> I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but I am still being >>> told that words >>> like realise should be spelt with a "z". >> >> Can be spelt with both a "

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Robin Anson
On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 at 02:55:13 +1100, John wrote: >> I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but I am still being >> told that words >> like realise should be spelt with a "z". > > Can be spelt with both a "z" or "s", see http://tinyurl.com/dd522 even in > UK. > > I would agree howe

Re[2]: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Hello Eric, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 6:58:55 PM, you wrote: > No. The dictionaries don't generally explain their choice > of spelling. > The /-ize/ spelling is often described as the 'Oxford z', > as it's the house style for the Oxford University Press. (I > think it is the older, more tra

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Eric
On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:32:28 + GMT(28/12/2005, 18:32 + GMT), Graham Smith wrote: 6GS> Hello Eric, GS> Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 6:28:00 PM, you wrote: JP>>> I would agree however that "s" is more usual in UK JP>>> English. >> But the 'Oxford Spelling Dictionary' recommends the >> s

Re[2]: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Hello Eric, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 6:28:00 PM, you wrote: JP>> I would agree however that "s" is more usual in UK JP>> English. > But the 'Oxford Spelling Dictionary' recommends the > spelling in -ize, as does the two volume 'Shorter Oxford > English Dictionary'. I don't have access to

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Eric
On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:55:13 +1100 GMT(28/12/2005, 15:55 + GMT), John Phillips wrote: 6JP> Hi Graham, On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, at 11:39:54 [GMT+] JP> (which was 22:39:54 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: >> I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but >> I am still being told

Re[2]: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Hello John, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 3:55:13 PM, you wrote: > Hi Graham, > On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, at 11:39:54 [GMT+] (which was 22:39:54 Australian > Eastern Time) you wrote: >> I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but I am still being >> told that words >> like realise

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread John Phillips
Hi MFPA, On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, at 15:15:10 [GMT+] (which was Thu, 2:15:10 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: > IMHO a lot of the spellings given in TB!'s British English > dictionary are suspect. And the dictionary (at least in my case) does not seem to suggest correctly mistakes made phonet

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread John Phillips
Hi Graham, On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, at 11:39:54 [GMT+] (which was 22:39:54 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: > I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but I am still being > told that words > like realise should be spelt with a "z". Can be spelt with both a "z" or "s", see http:

Re[2]: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Hello MFPA, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 3:15:10 PM, you wrote: > Hi > On Wednesday 28 December 2005 at 12:58:13 PM, in > , Graham Smith wrote: >> Thanks, I am using the Home edition so maybe that makes a difference. When >> replying to an email under 'Spell Checker|Language' I only have a >>

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread David Elliott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello MFPA, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 2:41:48 PM, you wrote: < ... > >> However if I go >> Spell Checker | Dictionary >> It shows American English >> SO something is not right. > Open the correct.tlx or userdic.tlx files in a text editor and

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 28 December 2005 at 12:58:13 PM, in , Graham Smith wrote: > Thanks, I am using the Home edition so maybe that makes a difference. When > replying to an email under 'Spell Checker|Language' I only have a > single list of languages and I had already selected British English. I use

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Mary Bull
Hello David! On Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 6:58 AM, you wrote: >> When editing a reply select 'Spell Checker | Language' - the top half >> shows what languages are installed, the bottom which you have chosen. > I don't have anything to cut the languages 'in half' >> I have just changed mine

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 28 December 2005 at 12:58:28 PM, in , David Elliott wrote: > However if I go > Spell Checker | Dictionary > It shows American English > SO something is not right. Open the correct.tlx or userdic.tlx files in a text editor and make sure the first line says "#LID 25202" (withou

Re[2]: Mod: Cut mark (was: British English spell checking)

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Hello MFPA, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 2:02:05 PM, you wrote: > Hi > On Wednesday 28 December 2005 at 11:56:35 AM, in > , Marck D > Pearlstone wrote: >> >> )<)))'> >> Please include a signature delimiter in your messages. > He also used a reply to begin a new subject ;-) Yep, not su

Re: Mod: Cut mark (was: British English spell checking)

2005-12-28 Thread MFPA
Hi On Wednesday 28 December 2005 at 11:56:35 AM, in , Marck D Pearlstone wrote: > > )<)))'> > Please include a signature delimiter in your messages. He also used a reply to begin a new subject ;-) -- Best regards, MFPA The second mouse gets the cheese Usi

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread David Elliott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Jeff, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 12:27:01 PM, you wrote: < ... > > When editing a reply select 'Spell Checker | Language' - the top half > shows what languages are installed, the bottom which you have chosen. I don't have anything to cut t

Re[2]: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Hello Jeff, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 12:27:01 PM, you wrote: > When editing a reply select 'Spell Checker | Language' - the top half > shows what languages are installed, the bottom which you have chosen. > I have just changed mine so: > realize, labor, are 'wrong' > realise, labour, are '

Re: British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Jeff Gaines
Hello Group, On Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 11:39:54 AM, Graham wrote: > Have I got something set up wrongly. > I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but I am still being > told that words > like realise should be spelt with a "z". > Do I need to set this up in more than one

British English spell checking

2005-12-28 Thread Graham Smith
Have I got something set up wrongly. I have chosen British English for the spell checking, but I am still being told that words like realise should be spelt with a "z". Do I need to set this up in more than one place. Many thanks, Graham Curre