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Be Australian. Set language to English: Australian
Write word: color. Does not underline spelling error.
Don't even mention PowerPoint language.
That's because you spelled it correctly. What color tire have you got on your SUV
Australian spelling is colour.
If it helps, I thought it was funny. Silly-ass British (Australians are just desert British) spellings. You'd think the group that seems to cut half the letters out of the pronunciation of any given place name wouldn't also be the group adding fucktons of unnecessary letters to words since they won't say them anyways.
Then again, French exists.
The extra u's don't bother me but spelling check as cheque to distinguish between a bank check and other senses of check is ridiculous. Especially considering a bank check has the same etymological roots as the rest
Counterpoint: it's 2025 we should have eradicated all traces of that concept from civilized society.
Worcestershire
Guess I hurt some fragile ex imperial feelings