[13:40] <BluesKaj> Hiyas
[14:47] <genii-around> Bleh. House-mates kids gave everyone a nasty flu. If i didn't have to be at work today I would have just slept and lived off Neo-Citran
[14:49] <BluesKaj> hey genii-around ...bummer :(
[14:50] <genii-around> Well, at least no work until Monday so thats good.
[14:50] <PotatoeHead> hey Canadians!
[14:50]  * genii-around slides PotatoeHead a Tim Horton's coffee
[14:51] <PotatoeHead> do you choose American English or British English when (in 99% of the cases lol) there's no Canadian English option?
[14:51] <PotatoeHead> hey genii-around
[14:51] <genii-around> UK or British
[14:52] <PotatoeHead> that's the same >.<
[14:53] <genii-around> As far as dictionaries, yup
[14:54] <BluesKaj> PotatoeHead, we still use a lot of british spellings but american spelling is used more and more in our print media because the education system doesn't know the difference , or doesn't care anymore
[14:54] <genii-around> BluesKaj: I find the Sun especially bad for that
[14:54] <BluesKaj> yhup
[14:54] <PotatoeHead> you use truck instead of lorry and gas(osline) instead of petrol and stuff, but you maintain colour instead of color and stuff
[14:55] <BluesKaj> PotatoeHead, exactly
[14:55] <PotatoeHead> so when you're browsing a website or w/e, and there's en_US or en_GB, what do you choose?
[14:55] <BluesKaj> jail instead odf gaol
[14:55] <PotatoeHead> yh lol
[14:56] <genii-around> PotatoeHead: Because I'm not crazy about Americans I choose GB when possible
[14:56] <PotatoeHead> I see
[14:57] <PotatoeHead> and do you think most Canadians choose GB too?
[14:57] <BluesKaj> like most of us genii-around
[14:57] <genii-around> PotatoeHead: I'd like to think they do, but these days they probably are apathetic
[14:58] <PotatoeHead> meaning they go with US?
[14:58] <genii-around> Or whatever the default is
[14:58] <BluesKaj> yeah , they don't care
[14:59] <PotatoeHead> and is it just limited to online things and stuff or do they even choose en_US when en_CA is available?
[14:59] <PotatoeHead> school for example
[14:59] <genii-around> The school system changed, so that less emphasis is placed on spelling and so on, and more on self-actualisation, etc
[14:59] <PotatoeHead> :O
[15:00] <BluesKaj> yeah, whatever that's supposed to mean
[15:00] <PotatoeHead> what does the government think about it?
[15:00] <PotatoeHead> did they switch to US too?
[15:00] <genii-around> No
[15:01] <BluesKaj> is grammaar even taught in schools anymore ?
[15:01] <genii-around> BluesKaj: Sadly, not so much
[15:02] <genii-around> Work, back shortly
[15:02] <PotatoeHead> no offence, but that seems to be messed up :/
[15:03] <PotatoeHead> I have my system's spelling and grammar checker set to en_CA, but Gmail for example is only available in en_US or en_GB >.<
[15:04] <PotatoeHead> so say I'm typing an email in Gmail, it'll mark color, but one of the tips won't say colour :/
[15:06] <BluesKaj> there's no setting in gmail for Canadian English , altho there's a google.ca search ,..go figure
[15:07] <PotatoeHead> I know right!
[15:07] <PotatoeHead> it's messed up
[15:08] <PotatoeHead> so what should I do? keep a mix of both or switch to US - which would feel betrayalish lol
[15:22] <BluesKaj> PotatoeHead, stick with british , it's quite flexible
[15:22] <BluesKaj> even brit spellings and words have changed over the yrs
[15:24] <PotatoeHead> GB is really awkward though >.<
[15:26] <BluesKaj> PotatoeHead, well, you asked :)
[15:26] <PotatoeHead> :D