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Originally Posted by Quoth
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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In case I was not clear, I would prefer the English spelling (and dialect) of the original English work, at least if it is from last couple of centuries. But publishers do not always make that available (e.g. Harry Potter in USA).
It's not possible, working with the watered-down-for-dumb-American-children Harry Potter text to restore the original, as changes aren't restricted to spelling alone. It would be neat if they would include both in the same container, and it were possible to toggle between them. But we must have our regional copyrights it seems.
But doing automatic spelling change is certainly feasible, even if it is a goofy idea. I would not regard it as 'destructive', but perhaps pointless, since it isn't going really an issue with understanding what the text says.