Grr

[la_marquise]

So, my settings are set to UK English, but all of a sudden, LJ is flagging up my British spellings as 'wrong' and wanting me to use the American versions. Anyone know why this is happening, please, and how I can fix it? (I've already tried re-setting my language default, logging out and logging in again, as per LJ instructions, and it hasn't worked).

Comments

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Turn off spellcheck? she said, not very helpfully.

(LJ is becoming a monster.)

[difrancis.livejournal.com]

Well isn't that just a pain in the ass? *sympathies*

[aberwyn.livejournal.com]

They often flag my American spellings as wrong, too. I think their spellchecker is Russian.

[ex-triciasu.livejournal.com]

What?!?!!

LJ, you have gone too far.

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Can't help as I use Firefox's spellcheck, which overrides LJ's.

[pogodragon.livejournal.com]

Not a fix but I use Semagic to post, with the UK dictionary installed.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

LJ has always done that to me. I don't really mind. I'm not good with spelling at the best of times. I have a US spelling username because the account was long up and running before anyone told me woolly has two Ls here.

But I do mind the Open University spellchecker that doesn't recognise its own course names or the abbreviation 'OU'. And has the nerve to refuse to send my emails until I click to confirm that, yes, I really do want to send it out looking like that. Grrr indeed.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

I think we should all switch to British spellings. The Marquise can offer a tutorial.