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For example: I have an en.lproj subdirectory in my application bundle which contains all English content.
Now, Apple says that users can choose not only a language, but also some kind of dialect too. So we may have here "American English" or "British ...
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According.
I don't know..
But maybe after "en_US", the system looks for "en".
Language is not english).
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Hi,
Does anyone know of a library or bit of code that converts British English to American English and vice versa?
I don't imagine there's too many differences (some examples that come to mind are doughnut/donut, colour/color, grey/gray, localised/localized...
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I think if you're thinking of converting from American EnglishThe difference between UK and US English is far greater than just a difference in spelling to British English, I personally wouldn't bother....
As ease with the site language.
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I use a mixture of both, although in speaking I naturally gravitate more to an American accent(I prefer the British ones by far though).
I know that from personal experience I learned the English language from multiple forms of entertainment, such as ...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at tekkennation):
-thinks again-
Hmmm....I don't even know if I write with....
However, I write using British English.
My piano teacher whom I speak English most of the time said I have an American accent.
Influenced by American English.
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How do I call the control panel in a business directory website, except "control panel"?
Initially we thought of "My Office", but it revealed a bad idea as soon as I needed to write "Welcome to your My Office" ("welcome to My Office" is no good either...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Perhaps "User Settings"?
Administration?.
Maybe "Welcome to your office"?
User Dashboard.
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I would like to resume straight away with my previous lesson about the discrepancies in American and British usage of words.
American EnglishBritish English
1. FallAutumn
2. Movie theaterCinema
3. MM/DD/YYYYDD/MM/YYYY
4. MathMaths
5. Muffler Silencer
...
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Term "block" [city block] unknown as such in British English, though usually.
P Malathy, Lecturer in English = apartment building (U.S.
Thank You.
To be an incessant encouragement to me to write further .
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Pronunciation - American and English - evolution? I hear English people around me pronounce evolution as 'Ee-volution' and Americans on TV as 'Eh-volution.'
Is this the case generally? I know we pronounce a lot of words differently and neither is 'right...
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Tell me why in the UK The general rule in English is that where a vowel comes before and after a consonant, the first vowel is pronounced hard, ....
Yes Sarah, it means that the speakers are either American or English.
Is imaginary.
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Should we write in American English or English English (as I like to call it) on our blog posts. It feels kind of odd writing in American English, particularly using color instead of colour.
You can see more on the dialects here, http://en.wikipedia.org...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sitepoint):
If you meant the type of English that they speak in the UK in such examples....
Although some people might disagree, American is English.
One other point, it's not a choice between American and "English".
Or do without.
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Quite a depressing day when a British paper starts using American English. In this case, 'programme' is replaced by 'program'.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...am-brain-words
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In this case, 'programme' is replaced by 'program not.
When a British paper starts using American English.
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You can throw Canadian English in there too if you want. ;)
We were discussing some of the differences in our language in the 'About Forum' section. Thought I'd bring it over here.
Our last discussion was about Football and Soccer... I mean, Football....
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I am a footballer 5ft 10" 10 stone 5Lb but i bet if i was to wear more armour than... .
Maybee if i get some pictures together you guys can name them in american?
http an american football (NFL) team the Ipswich Cardinals I may give them a look.
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I asked my British friend "Can I please have a bite of your ice cream"? and his other British friend said "Bite is so American" I said "Why thank you" and he said "No, it's not a compliment. It's sad how Americans have mutated the English language. You...
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American English rocks! I would have been someone being sick as....
Your friend should get over yogurt? We took a decent language and made it awesome .
Two countries separated by a common language.
And there is American English.
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