Why is the spellchecker so bad?

Scrivener Scrivener for Windows
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There’s so many basic words that it just doesn’t recognise. I’ve got the spellchecker language set to Australian English. Apparently “prized” isn’t a word. “Beseeched” isn’t, though “beseech” is. “Draconic” isn’t a word.

There’s so many examples of words, which are words in Australian English (which is really just UK English).

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If you don’t appreciate the Scrivener spellchecker, you might turn it off entirely and install an external spelling and grammar tool that integrates with Scrivener.

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See this thread for how to replace the default dictionary with a more robust one. (The thread is in regards to the v3 beta, but still applies to the production version of v3.)

Best,
Jim

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Agree, I just teach it as I go. One and done. Tedious but correctable.

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