On 2011/01/28 11:38 AM Zaphod Feeblejocks wrote:
To whoever is resposible for uploading 3.3 to the mirrors....
I can see a version that uses US regional spellings (English (US)).
Nothing in standard English though.
The UK version will be available after it has passed the QA process. Not all languages are
immediately available upon the release of a new version of OOo.
Will this be fixed?
In case you think I am being pedantic, it's worth remembering that the idea of
'English'
versus 'English (UK)' often seen, suggests an American-centred view of the
world.
The US English version of OOo comes with dictionaries for use in spell-check in Canadian,
Australian, South African, UK, and US varients of English. Other dictionaries are available for
download. If it had and American centred view it would only contain the US English dictionary.
There's English, as spoken in most Anglophone countries in a reasonably uniform
way (UK,
Ireland, Australia, NZ, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon, etc), and there's the
regional
variations made popular by Mr Noah Webster& co in USA.
Each of those countries have variations in language from each other.
I do accept that Webster's ideas
do make sense and are easier for people learning English - but nonetheless,
they are
regional variations most commonly used in USA.
Even my Canadian friends insist their language is 'English-UK' rather than
'English-US'.
I use Canadian English which is not the same as UK English, or US English.
Larry
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