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British English -ise - Code Spell Checker

British English -ise - Code Spell Checker

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Adds British English -ise spell checking to Code Spell Checker.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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British English -ise - Code Spell Checker

British English -ise dictionary extension for VS Code. This dictionary is a full British English dictionary preferring words ending in -ise over words ending in -ize.

Imports the British English -ise spell checking dictionary for Code Spell Checker.

Installation

After this extension is installed, it is necessary to tell the spell checker to use it.

Enable or Disable the Dictionary

Run these commands with F1 or View -> Command Palette...:

Command
Enable British English -ise Spell Checker Dictionary
Disable British English -ise Spell Checker Dictionary
Enable British English -ise Spell Checker Dictionary in Workspace
Disable British English -ise Spell Checker Dictionary in Workspace

Manual Settings

This is done with the language setting.

Preferences -> Settings

Replacing en with en-GB in the cSpell.language setting will check British English -ise spelling instead of American English:

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

To accept both the American and the British English -ise spellings:

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

Dictionaries

The dictionaries this extension adds, and the locales in cSpell.language that turn each one on:

Dictionary Locales
en-gb en-GB

Requirements

This extension will automatically include the Code Spell Checker extension.

Tool Version
cspell >=10
Code Spell Checker >=4.7.0


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