In the language preferences, what is the difference between British English, English, US English…

I mean, I do know that there's differences like -our or -or in the language, but what exactly is "English"? It's apparently not British English, not Australian English, not Canadian English, not US English. What is it? Is it a mix of everything?

I would have thought that "English" is the real one (from England I mean) but apparently it isn't since there's "British English".

Maybe someone knows 🙂

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Jun 5, 2013 5:59 AM

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Csound1

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Jun 5, 2013 7:37 AM in response to Anon M

The first post lacks clarity. In any variant of English.

Anon M Author

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Jun 5, 2013 7:39 AM in response to Csound1

What confuses you?

Csound1

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Jun 5, 2013 7:45 AM in response to Anon M

Your first post, but your attitude dissuades me from spending more time trying to understand you.

Have a nice day.

Anon M Author

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Jun 5, 2013 8:03 AM in response to Simon Slavin

Finally, this is what I wanted to know! I didn't know their was a scientific or business "version" of the language, but it kind of makes sense now that you mention it.

Cheers!

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