American or British English
By The Fly One
@aureliah (24319)
Kenya
April 12, 2018 9:49am CST
Most of the times as I write, i see a red line draw below a word. To me, the English is correct but the computer thinks it knows better than me. At times I wonder if all computers are programmed to be in British or American language but I think mine is more American which confuses a country that was colonized by Britons. Which English does your devices use?
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
12 Apr 18
I always make sure that all my settings and dictionaries are UK/British English wherever possible. It depends in what application you are seeing this. Different applications have different settings. Use the Help facility appropriate to the application to find out how to set spell checking or dictionary to the one you prefer to use.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
13 Apr 18
American English since I live in the US but I do recognize the British spelling myself.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
I've only heard how the British English is spoken by a call center agent before and I could tell at my first impression that it was kinda hard.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
12 Apr 18
I prefer to use the American version
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
12 Apr 18
i think mine is mainly US,but i think it knows when it sees variant british spellings.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
13 Apr 18
Yes.. that happens to me too .. English is confusing at times ...
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
12 Apr 18
We use the British version but when I am writing for sites that are mostly used by Americans I sometimes use the American English. I write for a British site and its easy as I just write in British English.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
13 Apr 18
Okay I usually have to change this when I'm working for a British company
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
13 Apr 18
American English is what is in my phones; however, this desktop is into the British English.
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@prakashj256 (926)
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12 Apr 18
Both my mobile and laptops presses me to use american English. If I don't use them, they will show redline on those words. It's actually pre programmed. No wrong with it. As long as people understand, everything is fine.
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@prakashj256 (926)
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12 Apr 18
@aureliah yes definitely. I use MS word to type in pc Which belongs to US. I use windows phone and it also suggests me to use american words. For example it always suggests me to use favorite when I try to write favourite.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
15 Apr 18
@prakashj256 I just think that it happens with American made devices and softwares
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Apr 18
mine sometimes flips to Americanizations too
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
16 Apr 18
@aureliah given that we were conquered by Romans, Angles, Saxons, Vikings and Normans, the English are a true mongrel race
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
22 Apr 18
@arthurchappell And we were conquered by the Britons.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
12 Apr 18
Yes, for some obscure reason, the code seems to force the browser to use the American dictionary. The text entry box is controlled by a piece of Javascript and so is a world unto itself. I can only say that other text entry boxes on other websites do not force my dictionary to change!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 Apr 18
American language. I cannot understand British language.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
15 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 Its the easiest to me since we were colonized by the Britons
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
15 Apr 18
@aureliah Yes and the way it is being pronounced. The British accent gives me a hard to decipher sometimes what is being said.
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