in something that perhaps proves anthere’s point…
there’s no stated preference for American or British spelling in wikipedia English, as far as I can tell, and I’ve been looking.
Is this true? I don’t mean to start a debate that’s been done…just looking for an answer.
The UN, or at least the WHO, uses a sort of hybrid. Just looking for comments. what about it in names? (for example, UN programmes are…well, programmes).
in any case, thanks for creating wikipedia. it’s a great project, and one I ’m enjoying participating in. the bickering on this listhost is a testament to the commitments you all make to it.
.nick tarasen (user:nwt)
ps – The academie francaise is one of the best examples of something where one throws up one’s hands and says, “that’s the French for you.” That said, despite all of the rules, it seems that the formal American English rules are a lot easier to follow for a good majority of the population. Museum placards explaining paintings in the US almost never have grammatical errors, because there’s no agreements to be made. The same cannot be said for their francophone counterparts. There’s just so much more to think about grammatically…it’s on one hand impressive and boggling, on the other just puzzling that such a language has existed for so long.