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Old 01-05-2024, 06:30 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by tomsem View Post
In most cases, a simple search and replace can take care of translating to the preferred spelling. Could even be a feature of the reading software to do it on the fly.
But is that cultural vandalism or cultural imperialism?
Especially if retailer or application does it automatically bd on your location.

And what about dialect? USA regions, regions in parts of UK and Ireland. Canada. Australia, South Africa, Kenya vs Black New York, India etc.

Any automatic spelling change is both fantasy and destructive.
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