Windows Live Writer: Getting a new dictionary

re: Windows Live Writer: Getting a new dictionary

Graham Chastney — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:47:37 GMT

I think the thing that realy antagonises is that it's "American English" that gets priority rather than "International English" :-)

Considering that the English language is such a mish-mash of words created, stolen and subverted it always puzzles me when people get puritanical about English.

I don't get too worried about it, but I have a few readers who do. It's easier to get it right, rather than be told I've got it wrong.

re: Windows Live Writer: Getting a new dictionary

Will T — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:20:37 GMT

"But do not condemn those who use z in it's right place"

Can I condemn those who use apostrophes in the wrong place? :)

re: Windows Live Writer: Getting a new dictionary

Tobie Fysh — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:21:46 GMT

It does seem strange that language is treated so differently by applications, would be nice for a unified spell checker that all applications use. Live Mail Desktop (or whatever we are calling it today) uses its own spell checker even though Office is installed, the downside is it refuses to spell check in UK English (Something Outlook Express managed for years!)

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jamesone — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:54:00 GMT

Graham, completely agree. The Z thing always amuses me because the "S" is a victorian affectation and people who complain that using Z is a nasty American change to the spelling are wrong. There's an Inspector Morse story which turns on the murder victim being old fashioned about his English and using Z.

Will T. Absolutely. Having an apostophe in my name I get especially annoyed by it.

Tobie. Agree too. I suspect - but don't know for sure - that we're not allowed to make spelling an OS service. So you get spelling add ons for IE, spelling in office, different add ons for Windows live.

But here's an odd thing post about Windows and I'm lucky to get a comment. Post about spelling and I get 3 in 90 minutes :-)

re: Windows Live Writer: Getting a new dictionary

Graham Chastney — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:15:43 GMT

I've also had more comments about the dictionary hack post than any other post.

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AdamV — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:40:32 GMT

Thanks for pointing out that my findings about the virtualised folder were inconsistent with yours. Joe Cheng also commented to the same effect, and you were both right, I had been swapping between too many windows and confused my train of thought.

Apologies for any confusion, the original post now bears an edit to this effect.

re: Windows Live Writer: Getting a new dictionary

ian — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:37:35 GMT

I think it would probably say "its behavior around words..." if it could punctuate correctly too. Touché!