Re: English.dic File Needed

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From: Bill & Kathy Patterson
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:00

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John Holmes wrote:

> I think the biggest difference is probably in the set of place names
> included in the dictionary. The same applies to the British compared to
> Australian versions.

So that's the difference!  And here I thought that the "Canadian"
English dictionary consisted of nothing more than a shortcut to the UK
dictionary.  I can't think of an example off hand, but some of the
spelling "corrections" are ones I'd wager you'd never find a Canadian
using.  The closest to an example that I can think of at the moment is
that the spell check accepts the word kerb, which I don't think you'll
find used anywhere in Canada.  Like the Americans, we use curb for both
curbing your appetite and a road kerb.

And then there is the "correction" to the spelling of "liaising".  Check
it out!

Bill

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