atw: Re: US/Aus English

It's tempting to do so, but don't forget there's more to US English than
spelling -- there's also idiom.

For example, in Aus English we would say "the office is open Monday to
Friday". The US English idiom is "... Monday through Friday".

In answer to your particular question though, I would write in US
English using the 'Check spelling as I type' function to catch my lapses
into Aus English spelling. 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Naomi Kramer
Sent: Monday, 24 October 2005 10:58 AM
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Subject: atw: US/Aus English

Curiousity question...

If you're writing a manual which must be in US English, do you 
specifically use US spellings, or do you just write the manual, then use

spellcheck to convert?

- Naomi
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