> That's an old problem, very annoying but yes, it's old - instructions below worked for me - haven't had a problem since. > To fix the problem, do this (as root): > > * Go to the /usr/lib/ooo-1.1/share/dict/ooo directory > * Edit this file: dictionary.lst > * Comment out or delete all the lines for languages you don't use. Since > I use US English only, I deleted everything in that file except for these > three lines: > > DICT en US en_US > HYPH en US en_US > THES en US th_en_US Duncan