Re: British English in windows XP

From: GrahamU (GrahamUnd_NoSpamHere_at_supanet.com)
Date: 10/10/04 

Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:09:37 +0100

Another one is 'ize' with a zed (not zee!) instead of 'ise' (eg
Synchronize) in both Mobsync (part of IE) and Activesynch.

GrahamU

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:33:01 +0100, "John Butler"
<onclejon@uselesnospam.com> wrote:

>Hey Matt,
>
>What an interesting thread you started here! I do believe you are right and
>having now researched the background I have not been able to find a version
>of XP pro which shows "Favorites" as "Favourites" though in most of the UK
>version of the OS British English spelling is adopted.
>Perhaps the answer is that favor and favour are both accepted in current
>Ameraican and British dictionaries and here in the UK a spelling reform
>group proposes that the u after o should be dropped in written English. I
>can't see it happening, though, since it has ben proposed for years that the
>four different ways of pronouncing "ough" should be rationalised and nothing
>has been done.
>John
>"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
>news:%23tlVqyorEHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> English dictionaries are available for download or add words
>> to your built-in dictionary. Computer spell checkers and
>> grammar/style checkers are very dumb. When I am typing and
>> intend to type "then" but get "them" or maybe just "the" I
>> wish the spell checker could fix that and other similar word
>> misspelled in context.
>> But the difference in words and their meanings is cultural
>> and has been described as "two nations. separated by a
>> common language."
>> Words such as boot can mean fired or terminated, a foot
>> covering that is heavy duty, the trunk of a car, the act of
>> starting a computer. On the subject of cars, consider hood
>> v bonnet. Or the word freedom, to Americans it means being
>> a citizen that can do almost anything without fear of the
>> government, to the British, freedom means being a subject to
>> the King or Queen allowed to have rights at the discretion
>> of the Crown.
>> Of course, here in America, we have government run schools
>> that no longer teach language or grammar or use a
>> historically based dictionary because social policy is
>> easier to change when the words have no established meaning.
>> And then the M-TV generation and the street gangs are
>> creating a whole language that has no meaning to anyone
>> else. These regional dialects my be understood in only a
>> small area of a city.
>> Perhaps we need one universal language for the whole world
>> but that will be resisted as each person steps forward to
>> defend their language, much as religions defend their
>> ancient dogma.
>>
>> Disclaimer...no offense was intended at any nation, group,
>> language or religion, if you feel insulted that is your
>> problem.
>>
>>
>> --
>> The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
>> But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
>>
>>
>> ""old" devildog" <teyoungATcableNOSPAMone.net> wrote in
>> message news:OE$gLlorEHA.3868@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Our spelling on all of the English, words will never match
>> yours, because we after all really don't speak or read
>> English, we speak and read American. We formed our own
>> spellings and ways of speaking after all of the years of
>> being separated from the British rule.
>>
>> From an American to you, I am sorry we are not allowing you
>> to see "English" your way. Maybe you will forgive us our
>> transgression, after all some of us are trying to learn
>> British "English". We watch reruns of Benny Hill, and I for
>> one, love the BBC comedies shown on our local PBS station in
>> the evenings. Sorry 'Mate.
>>
>> Just remember if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off !
>> --
>> ************
>> "old" devildog
>> Simper Fi
>> ************
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gene K" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:eWWQsumrEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> | Control Panel/double click "Regional and Language Options"
>> and you will see
>> | a choce of 13 or 14 versions of english usage although
>> that will not not, I
>> | do not believe, solve your problem with the US spelling
>> usage through out
>> | the OS; however, if you have a UK specific version of
>> Office installed I
>> | would think you would have a UK dictionary installed in
>> Word which would
>> | function as a spelling checker for both Word and Outlook
>> Express which is
>> | some consolation.
>> | <matt.titchener@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> |
>> news:1097331807.624192.87090@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>> || Hey,
>> ||
>> || I've been researching the language interface display
>> recently for
>> || windows XP, and discovered that there is no simple way to
>> covert to
>> || other languages without purchasing a the entire local
>> version - quite a
>> || surprise I must say. However despite this I think I would
>> still I have
>> || an issue - I'd like to see the interface in British
>> english. Of
>> || course... it's not a *huge* deal, especially to Americans
>> ;) but I
>> || don't appreciate having to read "favorites" spelt without
>> the "u" the
>> || whole time. It seems a little odd how the more remote the
>> language, the
>> || easier it is to actually get it precisely translated -
>> for example you
>> || can now get Lithuanian and Thai windows version, but no
>> British
>> || English!
>> ||
>> || Does anyone know what the word is on a British english
>> version of XP? I
>> || see no LIPs pack or MUI version. T'would be a great if we
>> could get it
>> || in a local version - I'm sure 58 million other people
>> would agree! :)
>> ||
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>

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