IMac does not recognize that I have set language default to English

I am not very computer savvy so please be patient with me. I have set the language to English on my computer but whenever I type anything it is telling me that every word (for instance in this post) is mispelled (so they are all underlined in red dashed lines). Why? How can I fix it? I have a little USA flag on the top right hand corner of my computer as well - not sure where that came from. Thanks!!!

I have set the language to English on my computer
When you go to System Prefs/International/Languages, is English at the top of the list?
but whenever I type anything it is telling me that every word (for instance in this post) is mispelled (so they are all underlined in red dashed lines). Why?
Probably because the spell checker is set to something else. Go to Edit > Spelling and make sure the dictionary is set to English.
I have a little USA flag on the top right hand corner of my computer as well - not sure where that came from.
That results from checking the box for Show Input Menu in Finder in System Prefs/International/Input Menu.

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