Word Dictionaries

[Guest]

Is it possible to alter the main dictionaries?

The Australian Dictionary allows the use of "z" and "s" in words where an
"s" should be used.
For example, in Words' Australian dictionary, realise and realize are both
acceptable. Realize should be identified as incorrect by the Australian
dictionary, as the use of z is the US spelling.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

By all accounts, you may be happier with the New Zealand dictionary. But you
can create an exclusion dictionary to mark certain spellings as incorrect;
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Hi Suzanne,

The NZ dictionary still allows s and z. Due to the number of words where
US spelling uses z instead of s, an exclusion dictionary would take a while
to create and also will only operate on my machine. (Several thousand users
in my company)

The US dictionary identifies 's' as incorrect where applicable words are
used, this means that the US dictionary is uniquely and correctly American.
Why can't a reciprocal Australian dictionary be created that is uniquely and
correctly Australian. This also affects the UK, NZ and many other
dictionaries.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The dictionaries allow these spellings because usage in ANZ considers them
correct (though you may not). You could create an exclusion dictionary and
push it out to all users, or you could just create a list of approved
company spellings and make users responsible for consulting it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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