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Firefox Spell checker issue.

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marleyboy
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Can anyone explain why, no matter how many times I reset my spell checker in FF to English UK, it keeps reverting back to English US?

It is frustrating having to constantly change the settings back when it tries to tell me its not colour but color, tyre - tire, authorize - authorise.:mad::mad:
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  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,791 Forumite
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    In my 'add ons', under 'dictionaries' I have
    "English British Dictionary (Updated) 1.19.6" and NO others.

    Maybe you need that??
  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    Likewise thats all I see displayed as an add-on.

    Yet I find myself constantly changing spell checker from US English to UK. It seems to default back to US for some reason.
    :A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
    "Marleyboy you are a legend!"
    MarleyBoy "You are the Greatest"
    Marleyboy You Are A Legend!
    Marleyboy speaks sense
    marleyboy (total legend)
    Marleyboy - You are, indeed, a legend.
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,791 Forumite
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    marleyboy wrote: »
    Likewise thats all I see displayed as an add-on.

    Yet I find myself constantly changing spell checker from US English to UK. It seems to default back to US for some reason.

    Hmmm - stumped, sorry :(
  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    edited 31 July 2015 at 9:42AM
    Try reinstalling firefox using the GB version:

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

    What do you have listed under preferences>content>languages ?
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    A quick Google revealed it's a common issue. After an array of different tips, I managed to resolve it by deleting the US spellcheck completely.
    :A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
    "Marleyboy you are a legend!"
    MarleyBoy "You are the Greatest"
    Marleyboy You Are A Legend!
    Marleyboy speaks sense
    marleyboy (total legend)
    Marleyboy - You are, indeed, a legend.
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Argh! My spellchecker keeps defaulting to Canadian! I've tried everything to fix it, but nothing works.
  • A.Penny.Saved
    A.Penny.Saved Posts: 1,832 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2015 at 2:17AM
    You do seem to have discovered that it is a known problem with firefox. I use Palemoon and it does have a work around where you can go into about:config and set the default language and after doing so English UK stays selected.

    There is an article on the Palemoon site about it and how to do it.

    I did have the problem myself with Palemoon until I read the article and made the small change to the settings.

    Note that it only works for Palemoon and not firefox.
  • pendragon_arther
    pendragon_arther Posts: 1,304 Forumite
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    Even the UK spellcheck has some Americanisms still left in it.
    “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
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  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    pendragon_arther wrote: »
    Even the UK spellcheck has some Americanisms still left in it.

    Yep -- and it absolutely confounds me with some of the basic words it doesn't know!
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,791 Forumite
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    esuhl wrote: »
    Yep -- and it absolutely confounds me with some of the basic words it doesn't know!


    Such as ..... Firefox ..... :rotfl:
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