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Originally Posted by johnwhelan
I prefer UK English but some books written by UK authors are only available electronically with US spelling.
Could we have a plug in that would convert one to the other please. It basically needs a list of words to be searched and replaced.
Neighbor to neighbour etc.
Thanks John
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I prefer books to be in the Authors version of English (or at least, the characters as it helps set the scene'). And I really don't mind the alternate spellings. Again, this is a reminder that the book is NOT set on my home turf.
I would not be adverse to having a Glossary to help 'decode' usage when it does not align with the end market.
I remember a visit to Scotland and getting directions from the lady of the B&B: "Just over the roundabout', when the husband considered where we were from and clarified: 'Go around to the opposite exit' (I would not have tried to go 'over', but I have seen to many folk blindly follow GPS: Turn Right and end up on the Train Tracks instead of the street on the other side of them)