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my spell check is not wording, the word is underlined but it does not give me the correct word. yes I add the dictionary

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MinnieEMouse
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my spell check is not wording, the word is underlined but it does not give me the correct word. yes I add the dictionary

my spell check is not wording, the word is underlined but it does not give me the correct word. yes I add the dictionary

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DaveRo
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When you right-click on the red-underlined word, does it suggest possible correct words?

If it does not suggest the word you expect, is that a word that you yourself added with 'Add to dictionary'? Those words are not suggested.

cor-el
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Make sure that you have selected the correct dictionary.

You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages submenu.
Also make sure that [[X]"Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a tick.
You can also try to toggle the "Check Spelling" item off and on again.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Spell_checking and How do I use the Firefox spell checker?

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dictionaries