A disgusting display of cultural ignorance:

[spacesailor]

OK

 

" Just make sure that the spelling you are adding is correct" I'll check it with "Spell check". LoL

 

spacesailor

 

 

[red750]

Yeah, funny haha. You know what I mean. With some of the spelling I've seen on here and other places, some people should carry a Concise Oxford Dictionary with them. Like everything on the computer, garbage in, garbage out. And remember, if there is more than one spelling for a word (eg. there, their, they're), spell check won't tell you if you are using the wrong one in the context of your sentence.

 

 

[spacesailor]

Dumb spell-check, lots of words I have to revert to the OLD paper dictionary, (dicshonary (1st attempt S Check didn't work)).

 

Has to be close enough to get a good guess.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[kgwilson]

When you use a spell checker you should set the default dictionary to the one you want. The default is American English but you can set this to UK, AUS, NZ or a number of others as well as custom. I have mine set to UK English but I think most people don't set it (they don't know how to) and just accept the American suggestions. That's how American English is pervading our lives in many respects.

 

 

[spacesailor]

That's me, KG,

 

" but I think most people don't set it (they don't know how to) and just accept the American suggestions", Also playing on son-in-law's laptop.

 

Then again "Bureaucrat" is French, will it work on English dictionary ?.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[red750]

How to change the dictionary settings for all programs:

 

For Windows 7

 

For Windows 10

 

 

[red750]

I changed my settings in Windows 10 to English Australian. Now, when I hit the # key, I get £, and when I hit the " key, I get @. To get double quotes, I have to hit the single quote key twice. I haven't been through the full keyboard to see what other anomalies there might be. ( " is Shift + ' ). To get the required symbol, I've used Alt codes till I work it out.

 

 

[spacesailor]

THANKS RED

 

Lucky I'm not home or would have a keyboard like yours, I remember doing something like this with Win 98 & couldn't undo it. ended with "Format & reinstall" OS.

 

I have a bit of information, but don't know were it will fit.: The NSW Rural Fire Service, are doing "aviation radio training" 1-3 & 25-27 June @ Dubbo Both radio operator & Air- BASE operator.

 

orana.team@rfs.nsw.gov.au

 

that's the email address that was on the newsletter.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[kgwilson]

You should have the default set to English Australian (Dictionary) and US keyboard then it will all work as normal but without the American spelling suggestions.

 

 

[spacesailor]

BUT

 

There's lots of American spelling in Australia.

 

So it, Shouldn't make a lot of difference, In my very humble opinionated view of Australian spelling.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[facthunter]

You can lose a lot of "word meaning" structure. You can derive a meaning if the "roots" are obvious, rather than have to just remember it or look it up. Nev