Ureka
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I have often wondered why installers have amongst their set of install languages "English (United States)" but no "English (British)". I think I finally figured it out. The yanks arent smart enough to know the language they speak, so they put the "United States" on there to help the poor fellows out. ;P Now I'[ll stand well back and wait for the flames :suss:
Hell I thought it was funny .....
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Bangerman wrote: In fact I cant think of a single game I have installed that had any English other than English (United States). Surly It should just be "English" in this case. Hence, my original statement about the yanks not kinowing the language thay speak Or they're being nice enough to specify the version of English you'll be installing. Wouldn't it be a shock to us "yanks" to make the only choice of "English" and be unexpectedly forced to ready horrible spellings like "colour"! :eek::-D "Yeah, and I invented the spellchecker" - fellow inventor Dan Quayle on hearing that Al Gore invented the Internet.
We'll be teaching you to eat chips next. And no - I don't mean potato crisps. ;P Anna :rose: Homepage | My life in tears
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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I have often wondered why installers have amongst their set of install languages "English (United States)" but no "English (British)". I think I finally figured it out. The yanks arent smart enough to know the language they speak, so they put the "United States" on there to help the poor fellows out. ;P Now I'[ll stand well back and wait for the flames :suss:
Hell I thought it was funny .....
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Bangerman wrote: In fact I cant think of a single game I have installed that had any English other than English (United States). Surly It should just be "English" in this case. Hence, my original statement about the yanks not kinowing the language thay speak Or they're being nice enough to specify the version of English you'll be installing. Wouldn't it be a shock to us "yanks" to make the only choice of "English" and be unexpectedly forced to ready horrible spellings like "colour"! :eek::-D "Yeah, and I invented the spellchecker" - fellow inventor Dan Quayle on hearing that Al Gore invented the Internet.
John Fisher wrote: Wouldn't it be a shock to us "yanks" to make the only choice of "English" and be unexpectedly forced to ready horrible spellings like "colour"! We do that with our product. We generate reports in 19 different languages or language variants (including French/French (Canadian) and a few others), but the only version of English we have is UK. The topic of a US English variant has come up a few times (and we'd be quite happy to do it) but the feedback we get from the States is that the use of UK English gives our reports a certain je ne sais quoi which sells well across the big pond. Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.
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We'll be teaching you to eat chips next. And no - I don't mean potato crisps. ;P Anna :rose: Homepage | My life in tears
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
Would you be referring to those things some people might call "Freedom Chips"? ;P Don't you just dunk them in the ketchup and shove them in your mouth? :~ "Yeah, and I invented the spellchecker" - fellow inventor Dan Quayle on hearing that Al Gore invented the Internet.
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Would you be referring to those things some people might call "Freedom Chips"? ;P Don't you just dunk them in the ketchup and shove them in your mouth? :~ "Yeah, and I invented the spellchecker" - fellow inventor Dan Quayle on hearing that Al Gore invented the Internet.
John Fisher wrote: Freedom Chips That's crap isn't it? X| I never did understand the American fascination with fries. Believe me, once you've tried the real thing (we call them chips) you won't want fries again. ;) John Fisher wrote: Don't you just dunk them in the ketchup and shove them in your mouth? Personally, I don't eat ketchup. I'm a Worcester sauce and hot mustard girl. :-D Besides, I'm a bit more refined than that. "Shove them in your mouth", indeed. :laugh: Anna :rose: Homepage | My life in tears "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In