atw: Re: US/Aus English [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Bob.Trussler@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I noticed in children's reader books, especially from Britain, that
abbreviations are used a lot - can't, won't, didn't  and so on.
After finding them initially irritating, I just accepted that I was showing
my age.

It does make dialogue easier to read.

Does it ever. Call me a young 'un, but I always trip over the grammar in 19th century novels. There are 'nots' in the strangest places.

Oh yes, back to the point... the reason I asked is that I'm required to provide manuals in UK (or Australian - apparently Europeans don't care) and US English. The only difference - due to time restrictions and subject matter - is in the spelling and the page sizing. All else must be generic, which is relatively easy... until I hit a terminology problem such as, 'what does an American call an SMS?' :-)

- Naomi
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