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Classic Nisus user who’s come back to the fold and hopefully has left Mariner behind. It was love at first use with Nisus 2. Job well done folks. However, the spelling error on my very first file has me shaking my head. It appears that the ‘check spelling as you type’ and the ‘spelling window’ spell check didn’t catch one of my spelling errors. It never recognized the word ‘behaviour’ was misspelled. After the document was e-mailed I found it.
Was able to recreate the spelling error on all new files that I opened. Even after quitting and and restarting Nisus. Oddly, one day later that misspelling error is found in all new files by both correction methods. However, the misspelled word in the first file still isn’t recognized as being misspelled.
Out or curiosity I opened a new file in both Apple’s Text-Edit and Text-Edit Plus and typed the same misspelling of behavior in both apps. Much to my surprise both applications also didn’t recognize the word as being misspelled.
Is this a Apple OSX dictionary error? If so why is it functioning properly in Nisus today and not in the other apps? Has anyone else had a similar experience?

‘behaviour’

Forms: 5-6 behauour(e, 6-7 behauiour(e, -ior, 6 behauer, -eour(e, behauyour, 7 behauor, behavier, ? 6- behaviour.

1. a. Manner of conducting oneself in the external relations of life; demeanour, deportment, bearing, manners.

1490 CAXTON Eneydos xxxi. 120 For hys honneste behauoure [he] began to be taken with his loue. 1530 BALE Thre Lawes 53 In clennes of lyfe and in a gentyll behauer. 1601 SHAKES. Twel. N. III. iv. 202 The behauiour of the yong Gentleman, giues him out to be of good capacity, and breeding. 1754 CHATHAM Lett. Nephew v. 32 Behaviour is of infinite advantage or prejudice to a man. 1797 GODWIN Enquirer I. xiii. 111 Their behaviour is forced and artificial. 1862 H. SPENCER First Princ. II. i. §36 Special directions for behaviour in the nursery, at table, or on the exchange. 1875 JOWETT Plato (ed. 2) IV. 226 His courage is shown by his behaviour in the battle.

6. attrib. and Comb., esp. in Psychol., as behaviour-cycle, data, -study, -system, -trend; behaviour pattern, a set or series of acts regarded as a unified whole; behaviour segment, a part of a behaviour pattern; behaviour therapy, a method of treating neurotic disorders (see quots.).

I should add that behaviour shows up as a misspelled word for me.

couldn't you click 'forget' to take it out of your dictionary

Hello, irev. Could you clarify what spelling you wanted to use and how the word was misspelled? Also could you tell us what your preferred variety of English is?

--Craig

Thanks folks. Valuable lesson learned. If one has any doubts check the “BIG” dictionary and don’t rely on garden variety dictionaries and App spell checkers. I’d prefer to have my client think I’m British than being too lazy to spell check my work.

I am using the US English dictionary in Nisus as in other Apps. All seems to be working well now.