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Spell Checker on boards

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  • 14-04-2013 11:33pm
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    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭


    It can be useful but is it set to American English? I have noticed that words such as "realise", "colour", "behaviour" etc have the squiggly red lines under them, even though they are spelled correctly. This makes me doubt the spell checker on other words and I have to google them. Has anyone else noticed this?


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    #2
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    If u need spel checkr on boards, ur stoopid.


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    #3
    decisions
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭decisions


    Is that not chrome checking your spelling?


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    #4
    Vito Corleone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,753 ✭✭✭Vito Corleone


    It's nothing to do with Boards.


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    #5
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    I've noticed it too, it changes 'mam' into 'mom'...really fcuking annoying.


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    #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,505 ✭ [Deleted User]


    That's not boards, it's your browser. At least it is on mine.


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    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    If u need spel checkr on boards, ur stoopid.

    I fnid tadd messeeg velly ofeseff.


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    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    If u need spel checkr on boards, ur stoopid.

    Replying to a grammar type thread with wrong grammar/spelling is never going to be funny.


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    #9
    humbert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    I think that's a PEBCAK configuration issue.


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    #10
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    decisions wrote: »
    Is that not chrome checking your spelling?

    Not if the OP is using Internet Explorer Firefox or Safari.


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,172 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Ever since my chrome is set to Swedish because I went to Strockholm for a week two years ago, I've stopped using their spell checker.

    (If anyone knows how to reset it back to english, and keep it in English, I'd be much oblighed!)

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    #12
    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    Ikky Poo2 wrote: »
    Ever since my chrome is set to Swedish because I went to Strockholm for a week two years ago, I've stopped using their spell checker.

    (If anyone knows how to reset it back to english, and keep it in English, I'd be much oblighed!)
    Never knew it was Strockholm in Swedish. You learn somthing wrong every day. Sorry, new. I meant new.:D


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    Replying to a grammar type thread with wrong grammar/spelling is never going to be funny.

    It was in 2005


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    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    true-or-false wrote: »
    That's not boards, it's your browser. At least it is on mine.
    I use FireFox. Can you change the settings on it?


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    #15
    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Paddy Cow wrote: »
    I use FireFox. Can you change the settings on it?

    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker#w_disabling-automatic-spell-checking

    Disable it and buy a dictionary :)


    Saying that, I need mine. My spelling is sh!te most of the time.


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    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    Rabies wrote: »
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker#w_disabling-automatic-spell-checking

    Disable it and buy a dictionary :)


    Saying that, I need mine. My spelling is sh!te most of the time.
    Yay! Thank you and apologies to boards for doubting your service :o


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    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,661 ✭✭✭policarp


    People have accents which aren't easily understood.
    Also text and leet speak has made things awkard for
    youngsters nowadays.


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    becost
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭becost


    Paddy Cow wrote: »
    It can be useful but is it set to American English? I have noticed that words such as "realise", "colour", "behaviour" etc have the squiggly red lines under them, even though they are spelled correctly. This makes me doubt the spell checker on other words and I have to google them. Has anyone else noticed this?

    I noticed this myself this morning! I genuinely wondered for a second if we had adopted the American English over British English in this country but came to the conclusion that boards were using some US software as the Spell check. It's a little bit odd if they've chosen to implement this themselves.


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    policarp wrote: »
    People have accents which aren't easily understood.
    Also text and leet speak has made things awkard for
    youngsters nowadays.

    No. Laziness has made it worse for youngsters


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    stardum08
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭stardum08


    Paddy iCow wrote: »
    I use FireFox. Can you change the settings on it?

    iiiii


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    stardum08
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭stardum08


    Paddy iiiiiiCiow wrote: »
    I use FireFox. Can you change the settings on it?
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    Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiîi


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    #22
    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    becost wrote: »
    I noticed this myself this morning! I genuinely wondered for a second if we had adopted the American English over British English in this country but came to the conclusion that boards were using some US software as the Spell check. It's a little bit odd if they've chosen to implement this themselves.
    It's not boards, apparently it's your browser. I don't know which one you use but I use FireFox and this user converted me!
    Rabies wrote: »
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker#w_disabling-automatic-spell-checking

    Disable it and buy a dictionary smile.png


    Saying that, I need mine. My spelling is sh!te most of the time.
    Good luck :P


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