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    Default Contractions?

    Just out of curiosity, is it just my machine, my settings etc which causes the use of any "English" contraction to be underlined as a spelling error?

    The underlines do not show up in the actual posting but do appear until the post is submitted.

    Is there a way for the forum to "learn" that "can't = can not" , "don't = do not" etc

    Regards,
    Bob

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    It your browser spell checker.
    You may be able to click on the abbreviation and select save or add to dictionary or similar

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    Thanks David, I am using Firefox on a Mac and in the prefs I have the option to check spelling as I type but can't seem to find any way of customising a dictionary.

    Regards,
    Bob

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    I'm not using Firefox a the moment, so I can't remember exactly thte steps, but I have added an Australian dictionary to it. You can also right click on a word that is underlined red, and you get standard spell check options - a list of potential words and options to ignore, add the word to the dictionary etc.

    Peter
    The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".

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