Add firefox multi-language spell check post

Signed-off-by: Major Hayden <major@mhtx.net>
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+author: Major Hayden
+date: '2024-08-25'
+summary: >-
+  Get spell checking in multiple languages automatically within input fields in Firefox. 🗣️
+tags: 
+  - fedora
+  - firefox
+  - languages
+title: Spell check in multiple languages with Firefox
+coverAlt: White horse with a saddle standing in front of a mountain
+coverCaption: >-
+  [Damir Kalić](https://unsplash.com/photos/a-white-horse-with-a-saddle-standing-in-front-of-a-mountain-wS5YPMuoDns)
+  via Unsplash
+---
+
+**Bienvenidos!**[^t1]
+I've been learning Spanish for just over a year and I often type messages in either Spanish or English (my native language) with coworkers and friends.
+Just like most people, I make spelling mistakes in both languages. 🙃
+
+Firefox offers a feature for multi-language spell checking and translations but it can be a bit challenging to set up.
+This post explains how to load languages into Firefox and use them for spell checking.
+
+## Installing languages
+
+Take a trip over to [Dictionaries and Languages Packs] on Mozilla's site.
+Note that there are **two columns** available to you here:
+
+* **Language packs** give you the option to change your interface language to something different than your system's default language.
+* **Dictionaries** help with checking spelling.
+
+In the second column, click on the language you want to add for checking spelling.
+In my case, I picked the [Spanish (Spain) Dictionary](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/diccionario-de-espa%C3%B1ol-espa%C3%B1a/) along with the [Spanish (Mexico) Dictionary](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/spanish-mexico-dictionary/).
+Install the dictionaries you want just like any other add-on!
+
+Go to the `about:addons` page in Firefox and you should see your languages under **Languages** and **Dictionaries** on the left side.
+
+## Enable the language
+
+Find an input field and right click inside the field.
+You should see a **Languages** context menu appear.
+Roll over that menu and a new menu pops out to the side:
+
+![context_menu.png](contextmenu.png "Firefox context menu showing multiple languages")
+
+Click the checkbox to enable the languages that you want to use with the spell checker.
+That takes effect immediately!
+
+Gracias por leer hasta aquí![^t2] 😜
+
+[^t1]: Welcome!
+[^t2]: Thank you for reading this far.
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