Oxford English Spellchecker
A spellchecker for Oxford English.
What is Oxford English Spellchecker?
The 'Oxford English Spellchecker' is a Firefox extension designed to assist users in ensuring their English text adheres to Oxford spelling, a globally recognised variant of British English. It can be enabled in settings and used whenever data is written in a text box within the browser. It utilises the IETF language tags en-GB-oxendict and en-GB-oed. More information can be found on the linked Wikipedia page.
Stats
By:
shill
Rating:
5.00
(4)
Creation date:
2023-05-29
Weekly download count:
271
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Size:
1.06M
Email:
sm*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
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1062
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Summary
A spellchecker that adheres to Oxford spelling, a variant of British English that is used internationally, as well as in the Oxford English Dictionary.
To use this addon:
- Go into settings and under 'Language' turn on 'Check spelling as you type'
- When inside of a text box, right click, and verify that 'Check Spelling' is enabled
- Make sure that 'English (United Kingdom, oxendict)' is checked
This spelling standard is identified by the IETF language tags en-GB-oxendict and en-GB-oed. For more information, see this Wikipedia article.
Safety
Risk impact
Oxford English Spellchecker is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Oxford English Spellchecker is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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