Why is my computer keep switching language

Since yesterday my computer keep switching languages.
I am working in both English and French so I have both keyboard set up. By default my keyboard is English and sometime I use the French keyboard when needed.
I really need to be in English for most of the time and it is changing all the time.
Please help.

florencefrommontreal wrote:
Since yesterday my computer keep switching languages.
Are you perhaps accidentally hitting the keyboard shortcut for switching keyboards, Apple/command plus space?

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