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Subject:Re: International English standard? From:"Michael A. Lewis" <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Thu, 6 Nov 1997 14:52:54 +1100
Elyse Anchell wrote:
>
> International English: is there an "accepted" standard for which English you
> write in if you are only going to produce one English version of an
> international software application?
Since you give an IBM business address, I imagine IBM's own "house
rules" would be the only source you need -- unless, that is, they've
changed since I knew them.
In general, though, you have to size up what your real audience is. Br
English is "standard" in the "Commonwealth" countries and about half of
Europe; US English is "standard" pretty much everywhere else. Decide
where your market is, and follow the consequences.
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Michael Lewis
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