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Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by dofm »

chrismorgan wrote: post #360
dofm wrote: post #342

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes used as a term in linguistics. Put it in quotes: "Indian Standard English" and you will see plenty of results. https://www.google.com/?q=%22Indian+Standard+English%22 https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/eww.24... It doesn't mean a written standard exists. Maybe it's called Standard Indian English or just Indian English in other contexts; I'm only using a term I've seen used.

For comparison: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22indian+standard+english%22 >, exactly zero results.

OK

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by jowsie »

My_Name wrote: post #264
r3trohack3r wrote: post #172

I can’t say I understand this new current of culture/writing. It’s something like: get angry, turn small acts into grand acts of social defiance, and signal your social ingroup by referencing other things we are angry about. “Do you remember that JK Rowling lady we all hate because she’s an evil witch? Haha, yeah. Anyways, I’m British and I’m going to keep writing like I’m British.” Edit: I agree with the thesis. You…

You seem to be unaware of one of the British idioms used in language, it's called "A joke". Calling her 'the wicked with of the terfs' was one of those. I found it quite funny personally. I can find the joke funny despite my opinion of Rowling as a person or her statements on particular topics. Sometimes, here in the UK, we make jokes featuring people because the joke is funny, not just to virtue signal. Here in the…

I feel this post is also an example of the the British past time of having a moan.

It's a stereotype that Brits can be miserable and complain a lot, but the truth is most of us just enjoy having a moan about ultimately inconsequential things.

The example that comes to mind is just how many of the blokes I know will complain about reality shows like Married at First Sight or Love is Blind, yet will sit down with their partner each evening to watch them.

The uninformed might suggest they simply don't watch the shows if they're annoyed by them, but if they didn't watch they'd have nothing to moan about, and that's half the fun!

While I'm sure the blog post was made primarily for sparking discussion around the point of la guage differences, I wouldn't be surprised if simply having a moan about something perceived as mildly irritating but otherwise inconsequential wasn't also a driving factor. :)

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by penguin_booze »

blenderob wrote: post #46

I read several blogs that use British English, including this OP's blog. Some of my favourite blogs in my RSS reader are British English blogs, or at least they use British English spellings and grammar. I find their use of the English language very charming and funny in a unique way. It surprises me that anyone would feel entitled to ask a blogger to change the variety of English they use. American English is only o…

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Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by brnt »

bmacho wrote: post #310
TimK65 wrote: post #176

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So thankful that we use the correct date format (yyyy-mm-dd) in Sweden.

Wrong decimal tho. Why isn't there an en-EU or en-ISO locale that has: - yyyy-mm-dd - SI units - 1,234.56 number format

The European Commission published its own language guide. In terms of English it's only a small deviation from en-GB, but my first thought was indeed: when can I set en-EU?

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Post by throwaway2037 »

mghackerlady wrote: post #338
throwaway2037 wrote: post #222

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In this case, Japan is special. There relationship (post WW2) with the US is unparalleled compared to France or Hungary. It will absolutely be US style. Japan was never very close with the UK.

Yeah, I think the only 2 countries that teach american english are Japan and the Philippines

Most countries in North East Asia or South East Asia (exclude South Asia) teach US-style English. A few that come to mind: South Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia.

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Post by kjellsbells »

haritha-j wrote: post #210
kstenerud wrote: post #75

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I have a cunning plan: Sneak as many Brits into Hollywood as possible, and have them slip in as many British references into American films as they can. Over time, they'll effectively BECOME British, and Robert's your father's brother! Just whatever you do, don't mention the taxes! I did once, but I think I got away with it...

Is it as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed professor of cunning at Oxford university?

Oh Baldrick, you must have attended one of the great Universities. Oxford. Cambridge. Hull.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by card_zero »

My_Name wrote: post #264
r3trohack3r wrote: post #172

I can’t say I understand this new current of culture/writing. It’s something like: get angry, turn small acts into grand acts of social defiance, and signal your social ingroup by referencing other things we are angry about. “Do you remember that JK Rowling lady we all hate because she’s an evil witch? Haha, yeah. Anyways, I’m British and I’m going to keep writing like I’m British.” Edit: I agree with the thesis. You…

You seem to be unaware of one of the British idioms used in language, it's called "A joke". Calling her 'the wicked with of the terfs' was one of those. I found it quite funny personally. I can find the joke funny despite my opinion of Rowling as a person or her statements on particular topics. Sometimes, here in the UK, we make jokes featuring people because the joke is funny, not just to virtue signal. Here in the…

It would be more of a joke if there was a connection between "west" and "terfs".

> Here in the UK, there is a significant section of the population whose base state is mildly dissatisfied and the external manifestation of that is low level grumbling about minor things

Does that have a name? What causes it? Is it a proud cultural tradition, or more a sort of disease?

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by myrmidon »

mghackerlady wrote: post #293
myrmidon wrote: post #121

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Regarding spelling: As an unbiased foreigner, many American variants seem superior to me (color, defense, program, meter) with british just being weird (and/or tainted by the french). Regarding Rowling: It seems to me that she gets more pushback/hate being, say "50% modern left-ish" than people that are even less aligned with left values. This gives me kinda medieval religion vibes (better an unbeliever/outsider than…

I personally have massive problems with Rowling because of her transphobic views, as I am a transexual woman and she completely misunderstands us and has used her influence to make our lives hell in the UK. The rest of her political views aren't something I give much thought as she isn't nearly as influential in those areas >Sidenote: If you're referring to the zombie-ant fungus, those go by Ophiocordyceps nowadays N…

I can see how being personally affected would change the outlook on things like this.

It just seems to me that often people that are politically still "somewhat close" (Rowling) catch more flak than politicians that associate "transgender" with something inbetween "subhuman" and "delusional", but don't talk about it too much (because their whole electorate coulnd't care less about the topic anyway).

I had a similar impression with political fragmentation on the non-Trump side in the last US election.

But maybe the behavior is even net-beneficial in some cases, and you gain more as a movement by pushing against a Rowling instead of a Farage.

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Post by carlosjobim »

Symbiote wrote: post #230
MrJohz wrote: post #220

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The time format in the UK is mostly 12hr, although people are generally aware of 24hr time. In my experience, while there are usually more similarities between the UK and the rest of Europe, Europeans also have more exposure to American English than to British English, so it ends up being a bit of a wash, particularly when it comes to pronunciation, spelling, or idioms.

In the UK anything "serious" like a train/plane ticket/timetable uses the 24 hour clock. That includes the default way to show a digital clock on a watch, phone or computer.

Not "serious" per se, but anything which can be subject to misunderstanding.

Re: This blog is written in en-GB

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Post by stasomatic »

I have one personal example where the inches, pounds, centimeters and stones don't matter - the archery community. "This bow was measured to produce 50 pounds of force at 28" draw length." Nobody argues about it, or takes it personally or tries convert to joules. It's a convention. Everyone uses it, from English Long Bow makers to the Koreans and the Chinese, et al. Similar with the firearms, American enthusiast don't insist on converting 9mm Luger to 0.354" and many of us know what Kurtz means.

I'll die on the Fahrenheit hill though. A 100F is 100% torture. 70% (70F) is tolerable. 35.3C tells me nothing on a scale.

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