British English - Code Spell Checker

British English dictionary extension for VS Code. This dictionary includes both the -ise and -ize spelling variants according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Note: this is a replacement dictionary for the one that is bundled with Code Spell Checker. Due to licensing restrictions, the bundled dictionary is many years old.

Installation

Once this extension is installed, the updated British English dictionary will automatically be used, if the en-gb locale is used.

Enable British English Dictionary

Commands (use F1 or View -> Command Palette...):

• F1 Show Spell Checker Configuration Info
• Select the Language tab.
• Enable the language Globally or in just the Workspace.

Disable Dictionary

Commands (use F1 or View -> Command Palette...):

• F1 Show Spell Checker Configuration Info
• Select the Language tab.
• Disable the language Globally or in just the Workspace.

Manual Settings

This is done with the language setting.

Preferences -> Settings

Adding en-GB to the cSpell.language setting, will enable the British dictionary. Example using both English and British English dictionaries:

"cSpell.language": "en-GB",

To include both the American and British English spellings, use:

"cSpell.language": "en,en-GB",

Requirements

This extension will automatically include Code Spell Checker extension.

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