When I am in Hotmail or ebay, also as I write now, my words are being under lined by the spellcheck and suggesting a different language. When I am in WORD it seems fine. Thanks for your reply.
You didn't mention what OS X version you're using, but it might help if you read through Apple's two kb articles to get a bit of understanding of how spell check works in Mountain Lion an d Mavericks, and the options available:
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