Wednesday, December 25, 2013
The preferred Australian English spelling dictionary now available for Apple's MacBook Air and Mac computers using OS X.
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If you're not happy with the spelling suggestions made by Apple's built-in Australian dictionary you're not alone. Most people d...
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Is it New Year's Eve or New Years Eve?
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I recently noticed the Christmas opening hours advertising at the Ringwood Shopping Centre (Eastland) didn't quite seem correct. The ad...
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Is it camomile or chamomile?
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This is one of those words which differ according to which dictionary you use. If you use the Oxford dictionary the spelling is camomile. I...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Internet Explorer 10/11 does not check the spelling of capitalised words.
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Microsoft have had years to perfect spellchecking on their products, yet it seems each new product somehow doesn't take advantage of th...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
An interesting article on words which are used today differently from what they originally meant
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I thought this article was interesting. I’ve heard people argue over the meaning of decimate and how newsreaders use the word incorrectly, b...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Is it coathanger or coat hanger?
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The spelling of the word "coathanger" was quite a surprise and is an example of how word processing programs such as Microsoft Of...
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Is it analogue or analog?
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Until today I had no doubt the preferred spelling in Australia between analogue and analog would be analogue. But today I noticed the gover...
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