A question for pedants - what has happened to the "double el"

I believe it is US spelling. I override it, personally, also refuse to spell colour, favourite, etc without a 'u' to which the keypad also objects

Ive just tried those words on here and the English version is accepted - the US version gets underlined. I think it depends how your computer is set up. You can usually set your computer to use UK English rather than US English.

Yes, American, which means that from now on all children here will be accepting the American spellings as the correct version.

They don't have wellies in the USA, just see what happens when you type that in...

... I thought my computer was set to UK. Me too, bellasnana plus I'm forever substituting an "s" for a "z". Trouble is, when you're getting on (like me) you start doubting yerself. So annoying.

Colour, mine accepts,Color it doesn't. It says it's Colorado!

All our machines (Apple) know we use British English because we've told them in "Settings" that the language we use is English and the region we use it in is Europe.

Besides, my iPad wouldn't dare criticise my spelling, nor make 'helpful' suggestions. It obeys my commands. It's a machine.

But bags it doesn't! You have posted in the past about its autocorrect thingamajig and how you couldn't be arsed to keep correcting it!

... which I completely get by the way. "I feel so much better since I lowered by standards".

My standards! Urgh

Here's a poem to confuse you more!
Eye have a spelling chequer,
It came with my Pea Sea.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss Steaks I can knot sea.

Eye strike the quays and type a whirred
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am write oar wrong
It tells me straight a weigh.

Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your shore real glad two no.
Its vary polished in its weigh.
My chequer tolled me sew.

A chequer is a bless thing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right all stiles of righting,
And aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The chequer pours o'er every word
Two cheque sum spelling rule.

It doesn't matter what you have set your computer to, if the site you are on doesn't agree with you! If Gransnet uses Proboards, it is an American company.

I don't care. If I'm in the mood to correct from US to UK spelling I do, if not I don't.
Quite like the z instead of the s.

gknot, the inverted comma thing I've posted about in the past is not caused by autocorrect but by my sloppy typing. The inverted comma uses the same key as the ordinary comma. You have to keep your finger on the key a split second longer for the inverted comma so when I type a comma instead of an inverted comma it's me making the mistake, not the machine.

A friend of mine often wore a T-shirt that said "If all else fails, lower your standards"

I' ... didn't know that. Thanks bags.

Gotcha bags

trisher that poem! Eish.
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eish

Try it in all your iPad keys, dusty. Any letter that has an accent in other languages has alternative options which you'll see if you keep your finger on the key and move to whichever you want. Here are the Es: èéëęėêē. Have fun.

I have not encountered this problem on Gransnet or any other site.

Thank you bags.
You can tell that I'm a techno numpty can't you?

Having said that, I've learnt more from the straightforward explanations that members post than any book. Or even any grandchild.

You can have the computer set to UK English, but the internet settings can still be on US English.

I use Google Chrome, and changed the language input settings (go to settings, advanced settings and scroll till you see Language input). I had to add UK English, then click on the tab which said something like 'use this language for spell checking'

It will likely be something similar on other web browsers.

When I said 'go to settings' I meant, of course, go to the internet settings...

Trisher.....great poem.
I am definitely very pedantry I zed !!!!!!!
Oh is that rite or rong ?
Actually I find it very difficult to read misspelled words and it hurts my ears when they are spoken. Super annoying. Adults should be able to talk and text correctly.

I was watching a programme about precise measurements the other night, and Marcus du Sautoy, the presenter, said 'nucular'. His piece was followed by a man with a very strong Russian accent who pronounced 'nuclear' perfectly. I found myself yelling 'If a foreigner can speak English correctly, why can't you?' at the television.

Trisher's poem - part of my job was making up worksheets to help children with learning problems, spelling was a big problem. I used to make up stories with lots of spelling mistakes for them to spot and correct. But our poor secretary found them very difficult to type - took her ages!