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I'm using VIM7.4.488 on ubuntu 15.04 system. I use command :setlocal spell spelllang=en_us for spell checking.

It can capture some spelling error as well as words like htb, Cref, iffalse. However, it did not detect the error spelling tehrmal (thermal). Then I tried ge agw obr tbg., and type the command again, the obvious incorrect words are undetected either.

Any way to fix this problem?

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    end_us? Is the end nigh? :D
    – muru
    Jan 28, 2016 at 23:38
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    Does this behaviour occur in an empty buffer? Do you still get this error if you enter :set ft=
    – fruglemonkey
    Jan 29, 2016 at 0:11
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    Are you using spelllang=end_us? Because that's not valid. Also make sure spell checking is actually enabled with :set spell? and that you haven't accidentally added those words to the dictionary with zg in ~/.vim/spell/en-utf-8.add (assuming you're using utf-8).
    – Martin Tournoij
    Jan 29, 2016 at 2:08
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    @muru Thanks for pointing out. I've corrected the typo in OP.
    – user3813057
    Jan 29, 2016 at 2:13
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    @JeffreyLai Thanks for your answer. It behaves normally in an empty buffer. And the problem is fixed using :set ft=. Please post your answer in the answer area so that I can accept it.
    – user3813057
    Jan 29, 2016 at 2:17

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Most likely you've got some conflict with file syntax, which can be confirmed by turning that off:

:syn off

For example, by default in vim files (Such as your .vimrc) spell checking is only performed in comments.

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