[Max]

set your language setting to UK English as opposed to US English, that should solve your problem.

[carang]

if you're so sick of it, why did you dig up a thread that's two years old???

[discobay]

Originally Posted by claireabella

This is all very well and good - but WHY does my MS WORD insist on spell checking in American English when we are writing in UK English!

Because we're in Hong Kong where people are more affected by U.S. culture than U.K. culture. I'm surprised you asked that.