yes I can spell and have a good grasp on our own language though mistakes are made ,no one's perfect are they,?cross the t's and dot the i's and all that,.
2007-01-18 05:27:47 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Its based on an American spelling dictionary or program. Just click ignore and go on. There are a lot of legitimate words I use that it claims are misspelled. Its not worth worrying over.
LISSA
2007-01-18 05:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Lissa Listens 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of us because English has evolved in the USA just as it has in England since the days of the Pilgrim Fathers and, short of configuring the spell check to include the differences for the many English speaking countries, the widest user is taken care of.
It seems reasonable that non Americans will at least be competent enough in their own version of English to recognise the regional variations.
2007-01-18 05:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And I would have it no other way! For when a non American recognises (NOT recognizes), one's spelling, they can immediately distinguish I'm not a red-neck yahoo!
The more that America distinguishes itself from the rest of the English speaking world the better I say.
Besides, why worry yourself? In a few generations, Spanish will be the language spoken by the majority of those living in America.
2007-01-18 05:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by Devil's Advocate 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since yahoo is a company based in the USA, run by americans, stock traded on a USA based stock exchange, etc. I think they can use the American English spell checker dictionary.
2007-01-18 05:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I get the same problem. I think the best way is to avoid spell check and have a hand dictionary by the computer.
2007-01-18 05:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by Desert Queen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the spellchecker software is produced in the US, which is why you get American spelling. Best to check out with an English dictionary if you are not sure.
2007-01-18 07:55:44 · answer #6 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i find that the best way is to switch it to the spell checker to uk-english instead of american english
2007-01-18 05:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anna W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only that, the twits that manage Y*answers don't even know basic rules of English - such as the rule "I before E except after C"!!! They're friggin' DUMB, the wankers!
2007-01-18 05:39:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it was mentioned on here last night. Yahoo are Yanks! Where do you think the word "Yahoo" comes from?
2007-01-18 05:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wots spull-chocka
2007-01-18 05:31:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋