Forum language issues

[Buckman]

We laptop is set to UK English and all other forums and websites there are no issues. However on this forum it seems to ignore the UK English and default to the US spelling as it does not like "s" and prefers "z". It took me years to get out of using "z" instead of "s", but now it seems I no longer have the option.

Anyone else having issues with US spelling on this forum?

 

[Milkfloat]

It is most likely the language your browser is set to, not what the forum is set as. I use Chrome, to change my spell check language I go to chrome://settings/languages

 

[Buckman]

It is most likely the language your browser is set to, not what the forum is set as. I use Chrome, to change my spell check language I go to chrome://settings/languages

As said, language on my unit is set to UK English and I do not have this issue on other forums as my browser is set to GB English i.e. tantalise is underlined in red, but tantalize is not. Just checked and it is the same for Edge.

 

[Hutch]

Tantalise or Tantalize, Just tested it and no problems neither were underlined in red. I am using Chrome , on a android Lenovo tablet.

 

[Hutch]

The forum will blank out words such as Cigarette Butts. Or is a Donkey also an Ass
Oh it's not doing it now.!!!

 

[RogerL]

tantalise tantalize - bothare ok without underlining - using Firefox on a desktop Windows 10

 

[Buckman]

tantalise tantalize - bothare ok without underlining - using Firefox on a desktop Windows 10

However it should have underlined in red "bothare" where you forgot to insert a blank? On my system "tantalise", "bothare" and ok" are all underlined in red when replying to the last post.

 

[RogerL]

However it should have underlined in red "bothare" where you forgot to insert a blank? On my system "tantalise", "bothare" and ok" are all underlined in red when replying to the last post.

It didn't otherwise I'd have corrected it - it's obviously down to the settings on your device or browser.

 

[Buckman]

It didn't otherwise I'd have corrected it - it's obviously down to the settings on your device or browser.

Nothing wrong with settings on my browser or device. Not a big deal, just a bit annoying.

 

[Hutch]

Both are , when I typed that in as one word my browser automatically corrects it to to two words, If I want it as one word (Botheare) I have to click on the word in auto correct.

 

[otherclive]

The forum will blank out words such as Cigarette Butts. Or is a Donkey also an Ass
Oh it's not doing it now.!!!

Absolute nightmare when trying to report sightings of a popular little garden bird 😱

 

[RogerL]

Nothing wrong with settings on my browser or device. Not a big deal, just a bit annoying.

Not "wrong" but different.

 

[Parksy]

The issue might lie with your spell checker settings if you're using one.
It missed the wrongly spelled title of this thread though 🙂

 

[Buckman]

The issue might lie with your spell checker settings if you're using one.
It missed the wrongly spelled title of this thread though 🙂

Thanks corrected it now. I don't think any spell checker notifies you of an incorrectly spelt heading? I am using English GB spell checker for FF and my laptop is set to English UK.

 

[Jcloughie]

I use Grammarly. All settings are on UK English. But it still insists on American. But it is not just on this forum.

John

 

[Milkfloat]

As said, language on my unit is set to UK English and I do not have this issue on other forums as my browser is set to GB English i.e. tantalise is underlined in red, but tantalize is not. Just checked and it is the same for Edge.

In Firefox when replying to a message, if you right click and go to languages, what do see is it UK or US? This may well be different to the Language Settings in Firefox settings which only seem to affect the menus and notifications.

 

[Buckman]

Okay thanks for the helpful post. Not sure why but for this forum the language default was US. I have altered it to UK English. Hopefully it will keep that default.

 

[Parksy]

Okay thanks for the helpful post. Not sure why but for this forum the language default was US. I have altered it to UK English. Hopefully it will keep that default.

Future PLC are a US company who operate a multitude of websites and forums run by a US server.
That could be why the default is US/English.

 

[Milkfloat]

Okay thanks for the helpful post. Not sure why but for this forum the language default was US. I have altered it to UK English. Hopefully it will keep that default.

I don't think it is based on the forum, it is a global setting.

 

[Beachball]

So far not had any problems on Firefox or Edge on this forum

 

[Dustydog]

No problems other than Neeps and Tatties on Burns night😎😎

 

[Jcloughie]

I played with this last night on my iPad. I use Grammarly (free version) with Safari and Chrome and Pages.

I have made every setting I can find to UK English. But it is still unreliable. On Safari it now accepts both centre and center. But not always. It still tries to give me American spelling. It also wants to hyphenate much more than I would dream of!

Even after making sure the settings were on the UK, I get miss-spellings and UK spellings underlined. As picture.




John

 

[Dustydog]

I guess we are all too old to worry about English O Level these days😜

 

[figbat]

I guess we are all too old to worry about English O Level these days😜

I am possibly the youngest to worry about that at 51 - I was in the last year of 'O'-levels and was young in my year.


Looks like I am British; Windows 10, MS Edge Chromium.

 

[Dustydog]

I am possibly the youngest to worry about that at 51 - I was in the last year of 'O'-levels and was young in my year.

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Looks like I am British; Windows 10, MS Edge Chromium.

I’ve got Winda’s and Cromium