Quickly check if you're using the preferred Australian English spelling.

If you want to check if you're using the preferred Australian English spelling for a word, you can now use the free Word Check service provided by JustLocal using the convenient URL www.wordcheck.JustLocal.com.au.

Word Check is based on Kelvin's dictionary of preferred Australian English spelling. Kelvin's dictionary (which is still under development, but even now is pretty good) is the only spellcheck resource to provide the preferred Australian English spelling.

Do you know there are three ways to spell leukaemia in Australia and that doesn't include the American spelling? Word Check only verifies the the preferred Australian spelling as being correct.

Many of the free online dictionaries available to Australians use American English. Make sure you use the preferred Australian spelling. If in doubt check the word using Word Check. If you think your word processor might be wrong, check the word using Word Check. You may be surprised to learn 10-15% of the words in Word Check would not be correctly handled in the commonly used word processing package. We certainly were.

Word Check is an Australian English spelling resource being developed by an Australian, in Australia, for Australians and of course, others who wish to learn more about our great language.

Please enjoy.

- Kelvin Eldridge