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The Word spellcheck must be based on a U.S. Dictionary. Which one? Anybody
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Don wrote:
The Word spellcheck must be based on a U.S. Dictionary. Which one?
Anybody know?


Look at the copyright fine print in the Help About dialog. For Word 2003
it identifies The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,
Third Edition.

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"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Don wrote:
The Word spellcheck must be based on a U.S. Dictionary. Which one?
Anybody know?


Look at the copyright fine print in the Help About dialog. For Word 2003
it identifies The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,
Third Edition.

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