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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
So, for those of you who are looking up English words in the Dictionary as you read, I wonder what variation of English you are reading and learning, and if you realised that not only do we spell differently, but we also can have different meanings for words/expressions, although probably not that often, but it can occur.
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Yes, I'm aware of the spelling differences between the different varieties of English.
They say that Mexico is the USA backyard, so in general we learn American English. Moreover, the cultural influence of the USA is very big here. Movies, TV shows, books, music, franchises, you name it. From Australia I can only remember watching the Crocodile Dundee movies and Skippy the Kangaroo on TV. Listening Men at Work's "Down Under". And sometimes watching that peculiar sport Australians call "football".