Firefox search bar suddenly changed to french...

Hi.
On my work arch linux desktop, the firefox google search bar has suddenly changed to French.
I'm pretty sure it is not the fault of the arch linux package but though id ask here in case anyone knew ...
Any ideas ?
Cheers

I don't know if either of these suggestions will help. These are untried by me
1. Remove the Google search engine and then add it back. Next to the the search bar's icon, there's a small down arrow. Click on it and select "Manage Search Engines..." Use the dialog box buttons to remove and then add Google back into the list.
2. Type "about:config" into the address bar. A warning may come up. If so, promise you'll be careful. Filter on "keyword.URL". The value for "keyword.URL" on my installation is:
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
Yes, the value ends with "&q=".
Edit to correct typo.
Last edited by thisoldman (2010-12-10 23:55:12)

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