[Wikipedia-l] Common typos (was: Tucci528)

[Tesla Coil]

On 13 Sep 2002, Ray Saintonge wrote:
>> There are some typos and common spelling mistakes which are 
>> no-brainers to catch and fix, but require a lot of grunt work.
>> Would it be possible, or desirable, to have a system which does a 
>> search for one particular error at a time, eg "recieve", and corrects 
>> all the pages it finds in batches, of say 20, to avoid loading the 
>> server?
>
> Would we use an American or British spell-checker?

[[List of battles 1401-1800]] before British spell-checker: 

"1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord?  Apr. 19  
 Patriots lose 8 and with guerrilla action kill British"

[[List of battles 1401-1800]] after British spell-checker:

"1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord?  Apr. 19  
 Rebels lose 8 and with guerrilla action kill British"  ;)