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Are all variants of English spelling basically British or American? [closed]
I am working on an English-language online resource. It seems an obvious good idea to allow users to choose a version in British English or American English spelling. However, I've noticed that spell-...
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Which version of English is most common in Switzerland? [closed]
Since I'm from South Africa (a former British colony) and attended a British school, I mostly write English in a British way. Given that there are also Americans in Switzerland, one also comes across ...
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Is there an standard English dialect to use for programming and documents?
This question came up today in one of my code reviews at work. Where I used colour (South Africa English/British English) instead of color.
Our company's opinion is to use American English for ...
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Distinguishing Australian, English, South African accents [closed]
I have attended courses in English over many years, and as most of my English teachers have an Algerian accent, I have always wondered about the question of accents.
I can distinguish an American ...
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"Is it" South Africa only
I don't know if it is still in vogue but ten years ago in South Africa the phrase "Is it?" was common. It could be used as a response to almost any statement. Is it (ha ha) unique to South Africa or ...
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Dinky cars (toy cars)
I came across this term while proofreading an unpublished poem by an Irish poet. The context is not important so I'll just say that it is clear that it means “toy cars”.
I Googled the term and see ...
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