Spelling

[Phillip Whiteside]

Hi,

I'd have thought after kicking the english out you would have called it
american.

American English now that is oxymoron [1]

::DEEP SIGH::

Okay, I will try to type in american, please do not shout at me if the odd
word passes my english spell checker :p

Regards,

Phill.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymoron

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Connor Imes <rocket2dmn at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Phil,
>
> The standard is to use American English in all Ubuntu documents written
> in English (obviously excluding other English translations).  Have a
> look at [1].
>
> [1]
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/StyleGuide/SpellingPunctuationGrammar
>
> Cheers,
> -Connor
>
> On 07/22/2010 10:41 PM, Phillip Whiteside wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Well, i guess it had to come up sooner or later.
> >
> > Are we allowed to spell words in English on the documents and Wiki areas?
> >
> > In the dock is English spelling of colour, customise etc.
> >
> > In my case for the acceptance of what is rudely called en-us remind
> > our american cousins of
> >
> > http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/jokes/bljokeindependence.htm
> >
> > I hope you enjoy. But, it is a subject that needs to be addressed,
> > before I receive a cheque for ensuing checks have been carried out.
> >
> > When I write documents / wiki pages am I allowed to use English?
> >
> > << lights blue touch paper, retires to safe distance
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Phill.
>
>
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