USA

[naanima]

USA - Here follow some US-specific facts and cultural references that non-USians are expected to know..

Something I have wanted to verbalise for a very long time but couldn't because I'd just come across as a raving lunatic. I'm Australian, but I was born in China. I lived there and then in Ireland during my formative years. So yes, word to everything on the list.

Especially number 6 & 10.

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[naanima.livejournal.com]

It just gets to me when people go around correcting other people's spelling - 's' to 'z' with the assumption that they are right. It irritates me because I was brought up to spell the British way, and if I don't go out of my way to correct how US people spell their words I don't see why they have to do it to me. Ohh - that would make me angry; my psych and English lecturers use to penalise us every time we use the American spelling. I love them so very much. Hmm, Firefox just picked up 'penalise' as wrong. Whatever.

The latest thing that got to me was the whole SPN fiasco with the episode title - "The Kids Are Alright" - people were bitching because apparently that's not how you spell 'alright', it is meant to be 'all right' (which to me have differing implications). After the 4th post with the same complaint I wanted to scream at them. Yes, it is a small thing, but it definitely shows a lack of consideration and awareness of the rest of the world.

In conclusion - ALRIGHT! PENALISE! FORMALISE! ETC.!

[i-smile.livejournal.com]

The latest thing that got to me was the whole SPN fiasco with the episode title - "The Kids Are Alright" - people were bitching because apparently that's not how you spell 'alright'

That's dumb anyway! That's a quote, not an original title, so correcting the spelling would make the title objectively wrong. I say this with authority. :D


Also, -ise spelling is so much easier than -ize, because in American spelling, some things are -ize and some are -ise, and (I think) it's one of those things you have to memorise. There's no rule to fall back on. This is the number one reason I don't bother trying to correct myself into American spelling when I'm in the US.