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Re: Question in MSWord using English (UK) Spell Check

Subject: Re: Question in MSWord using English (UK) Spell Check
From: Anthony Davey <ant -at- ant-davey -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:09:12 +0100


Hi Sharon,

When in doubt on "BrEng" I always consult 'Fowler's Modern English Usage'. It says that both forms of ageing are in common use, but expresses a preference for including the E, not a mandatory.

As far as recognize goes, very many people don't realize that the English used the Z in these words a couple of hundred years ago and more. Many now wrongly use an S in order to distinguish between BrEng and AmEng, thinking that the 'American version' which uses a Z in any of these words must be wrong. Which it 'ain't'.

HTH,
Ant
(sitting in leafy, overcast England)

Shannon Pierotti wrote:


Hi all,

We are preparing a manuscript for release in the UK, and I am not sure what step I am missing in order to spell check my MS Word document to check for English (UK).
Any ideas of where I'm going wrong?

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