Talk:Poorly Written Emails
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I have seen, and not corrected, two instances of the word "labelled". This is the British spelling. Is there a localization preference?[[User:Sgleason|S Gleason]] 19:04, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) | I have seen, and not corrected, two instances of the word "labelled". This is the British spelling. Is there a localization preference?[[User:Sgleason|S Gleason]] 19:04, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) | ||
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: It may have been at least partially my fault. My dictionary lists both spellings as correct, but like you, it admits that the two-L'd version is more common in American English and the three-L'd in British. Since this is an American cartoon, we're supposed to use American spelling here in all cases (except transcripts, where SB misspells something on his computer or something like that), but I (and maybe others) simply didn't realize that one-L was right. My bad. Nobody's perfect. Go ahead and change it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:11, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) | : It may have been at least partially my fault. My dictionary lists both spellings as correct, but like you, it admits that the two-L'd version is more common in American English and the three-L'd in British. Since this is an American cartoon, we're supposed to use American spelling here in all cases (except transcripts, where SB misspells something on his computer or something like that), but I (and maybe others) simply didn't realize that one-L was right. My bad. Nobody's perfect. Go ahead and change it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:11, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) | ||
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| + | ::I change words like "favourite" to "favorite" on this site, to keep it "American." You know, unless it is necessary to be spelled with a "u." May as well change "labelled" to the American version too. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:15, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) | ||
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Someone should make this page into a nice, good ol' table.
- No, I think it's fine the way it is. --acekirby13 15:40, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
American/British spelling?
Hello;
I have seen, and not corrected, two instances of the word "labelled". This is the British spelling. Is there a localization preference?S Gleason 19:04, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- It may have been at least partially my fault. My dictionary lists both spellings as correct, but like you, it admits that the two-L'd version is more common in American English and the three-L'd in British. Since this is an American cartoon, we're supposed to use American spelling here in all cases (except transcripts, where SB misspells something on his computer or something like that), but I (and maybe others) simply didn't realize that one-L was right. My bad. Nobody's perfect. Go ahead and change it. --Jay (Talk) 19:11, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I change words like "favourite" to "favorite" on this site, to keep it "American." You know, unless it is necessary to be spelled with a "u." May as well change "labelled" to the American version too. —BazookaJoe 19:15, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
