Re: Acceptance of US writing by Canadians (was: Canadian spelling )

[Darren Barefoot <dbarefoot -at- MPS-CANADA -dot- COM>]

Without sparking an international debate...

Well, this question to a more general cultural identity among Canadians, in
that an important pillar of Canadian culture can be summarized in "if it's
different than the Americans, than it must be okay." This is preferable with
regard to, say, universal health care, but Canadian television content (when
it's not hockey) can be sketchy.

To return to your question, Canadians tend to be inundated with things
American, so I don't tend to blanche at a little terminology. I'd prefer
"colour" to "color", but it's not particularly crucial.

Now, if my manual's in Imperial measurements, that irks me a little.

Hope that helps. DB.

Ironically, when I spell-checked this message, it wanted me to converted
"colour" to "color".

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Subject: Acceptance of US writing by Canadians (was: Canadian spelling)


The Canadian Spelling thread prompted me to think: How do Canadians
react to documentation that's clearly written for the United States?  By
this I mean approaches (e.g., are Canadians as impatient as US-ers and
will they therefore appreciate a task-based approach), but things such
as spelling are certainly included, too.

Peace,
jim

jim grey \ Documentation Manager
Made2Manage Systems, Inc. \ jgrey -at- made2manage -dot- com


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