Few years ago I realised we learn british English in schools here. Makes sense as it's way closer to us than America.
Then you discover the internet and mix bits of English from everywhere, depending on the people you talk with and the shows you watch. English is fun, and there's certainly not only one way to write/speak it !
I grew up and studied all over the place so my consistency between British and American spelling is terrible. I do find American educators are much more nitpicky about regional spelling than Australians or Brits, though. It was such a shock to me when I started getting points docked because I was using British English when I was finishing my degree in the states.
The latter two don't give a crap if you spell in British or American as long as you get your point across.
Businessjett on October 16th, 2018 at 10:41 UTC »
I’m terrible with spelling in English. But that’s OK I’m Australian.
Eoine on October 16th, 2018 at 10:50 UTC »
Few years ago I realised we learn british English in schools here. Makes sense as it's way closer to us than America.
Then you discover the internet and mix bits of English from everywhere, depending on the people you talk with and the shows you watch. English is fun, and there's certainly not only one way to write/speak it !
crunchiestcroissant on October 16th, 2018 at 12:13 UTC »
I grew up and studied all over the place so my consistency between British and American spelling is terrible. I do find American educators are much more nitpicky about regional spelling than Australians or Brits, though. It was such a shock to me when I started getting points docked because I was using British English when I was finishing my degree in the states.
The latter two don't give a crap if you spell in British or American as long as you get your point across.