diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 9788991..7ccd7a1 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -240,6 +240,17 @@ if !exists( "b:myLang" )
   endif
 endif
 
+" Try to override colours for highlighting misspelled and mis-capitalised words
+hi clear SpellBad
+hi clear SpellCap
+hi SpellBad ctermfg=red ctermbg=NONE guifg=#af5f00 guibg=NONE
+hi SpellCap term=reverse cterm=undercurl gui=undercurl guisp=#eeee00
+
+" Map <F9> to show the highlight group under the cursor (mainly for debugging)
+map <F9> :echo "hi<" . synIDattr(synID(line("."),col("."),1),"name") . '> trans<'
+\ . synIDattr(synID(line("."),col("."),0),"name") . "> lo<"
+\ . synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."),col("."),1)),"name") . ">"<CR>
+
 " Word completion from dictionary (on ctrl+space)
 set complete+=kspell