From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   J. P. Gilliver  wrote:   
   > On 2026/2/15 16:52:36, Paul wrote:   
   > > On Sun, 2/15/2026 9:46 AM, Paul wrote:   
   > >> On Sun, 2/15/2026 8:53 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   > []   
   >   
   > >>> I've always been wary of such, in case I add something that was just a   
   > >>> genuine mistype, as I don't know where the dictionary is nor how to edit   
   > >>> it. Anyone know?   
   > []   
   >   
   > >> I got the hint on what to look for, from an MS Blog entry -- "spellcheck".   
   > >>   
   > >> MsSpellCheckingHost.exe used by Notepad.exe   
   > >>   
   > >> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Spelling\neutral\default.dic   
   > >> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Spelling\en-US\default.exc   
   > >>   
   > >> C:\Windows\Globalization\ELS\SpellDictionaries\MsSp7en-US.dub   
   > >> C:\Windows\Globalization\ELS\SpellDictionaries\MsSp7en-US.lex   
   >   
   > I couldn't find (using Everything) any .dic, .exc, .dub, or .lex file   
   > with a Date Modified of this year.   
      
     Don't look for a Date Modified, but just look at   
      
   [Rewind/repeat:]   
   > >> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Spelling\neutral\default.dic   
   > >> C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Spelling\en-US\default.exc   
      
   and in your case (like in mine) probably (also) en-GB   
      
     On my (Windows 11) system most of the files are rather olda (2023),   
   but the .exc files are recent (14th and 16th of this month), probably   
   due to my use occasional use of Notepad. (I don't use any spelling   
   functions, but probably Notepad does by default.)   
      
     BTW, I just did a Google search on 'where are windows spelling   
   dictionaries' and both Google's 'AI Overview' and the results gave quite   
   useful information.   
      
     Anyway, as mentioned, there isn't just one single dictionary, which is   
   used by all programs.   
      
     As you've found, multi-platform programs like Thunderbird have to   
   implement their own spelling/dictionaries system, because there isn't a   
   multi-platform one which they can use.   
      
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