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  1. Nutz2U2

    Nutz2U2 DI Member Showcase Reviewer

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    Hi Everyone,

    I believe no additional language packs are required. I am born and grew up (till 13) in Germany, started speaking / learning english at under 10. It is a general subject and recognized as being the best second language to learn.

    Arrived in Ozz at age 14 - spoke "better" english than most aussies (regardless of age). Have slipped a lot this then - added all those special Ozz words to the language.

    English is the International Language. I believe additional language options will confuse the great flow of information available given by all members to all members.

    My 2cents worth.
     
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    Nutz2U2, Jan 28, 2016
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  2. Rye83

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    The spell-check is not a forum feature, that's the language and input settings in your browser.

    If you have Chrome type
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    chrome://settings/search#language
    into the address bar. Click the "Language and input settings..." button > Select "Add" at the bottom of the languages box > Scroll down to "English (United Kingdom)" and select it > Check the box next to "Use this language for spell checking". :thumbsup:

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    (Might want to remove the spell-check option from the US English language....or just remove the American English option all together.)

    I'm sure other browsers with a spell-check feature have similar options available....Google can help out with finding the settings for other browsers. (Or you could ask me really nicely and/or tell me how awesome I am and I will Google it for you and post instructions/screenshots here. :wink:)
     
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    Rye83, Jan 29, 2016
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    I know not all members here are native English speakers and I get a lot of questions about how to use features on the forum. It is possible to have all the native buttons/links/basic features/many modifications translated into German. I do already have two other languages installed on the forum (Nederlands and Norsk) but they only cover the basic forum features or a couple modifications. The German language packs available, on the other hand, have translations done for almost every modification that's on the forum.

    If some of you native German speakers would prefer to see all the buttons/instructions in German that can be done......but I would need some help from someone that speaks German since these language packs are hosted on a German forum and they cannot be downloaded until I follow some instructions that are written in German. (I would have already installed the language packs if I knew what I needed to do to get my hands on the translation files.)

    If you think it would help you, or you would just prefer to see the forum in German (minus the user submitted content) then let me know and I can get it installed.

    FYI: The language options are at the bottom left of the page. Just click on "English (US)" in the footer and you will get the other language options already installed.
     
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    Rye83, Jan 27, 2016
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