Add American English or Replace English With American English

[ornate topaz]

I just received my Wooting Two 100HE, installed the Wootility, and noticed that there isn't an option for American English. As a keyboard company you should respect the country that invented the keyboard and replace English with American English or at least make American English the default option.

[crude shuttle]

You do realize there's barely a difference with the dialects when talking about computers right?

[ornate topaz]

yeah, it's probably better to replace it with American English instead of offering both.

[crude shuttle]

Why?

[ornate topaz]

there are more americans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Latham_Sholes

[crude shuttle]

What language are you speaking little one?

[ornate topaz]

the most evolved version of English. i asked chatgpt

Adaptation to Modern Usage: American English has certainly evolved to meet contemporary needs, incorporating a vast array of new words and phrases, especially in technology, culture, and science. It reflects modern American society and its influences.

Divergence: American English has diverged from British English in several ways since the early colonial period, developing distinct vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. This divergence is often seen as a form of evolution.

Influence of Other Languages: American English has been heavily influenced by the diverse population of the United States, incorporating elements from numerous other languages.

Cultural and Global Influence: Due to the global influence of the United States in media, technology, and international business, American English has spread widely and influenced English usage around the world.```

Byte - A unit of digital information.
Bug - An error or flaw in software or hardware.
Cookie - Data sent from a website and stored on a user’s computer.
Crash - A sudden failure of a computer system or software.
Firewall - A security system for protecting networks.
Hack - Unauthorized access to a computer system.
Laptop - A portable personal computer.
Modem - A device that modulates and demodulates signals for communication.
Phishing - Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information.
Podcast - A digital audio or video file series available for download.
Router - A device that forwards data between computer networks.
Smartphone - A mobile phone with advanced features and connectivity.
Spam - Unsolicited and often irrelevant or inappropriate messages.
Spyware - Software that secretly monitors user activity.
Tweet - A post made on the social media platform Twitter.
USB (Universal Serial Bus) - A standard for connecting peripherals to a computer.
Username - A unique identifier for a user in a computer system.
Wi-Fi - Wireless networking technology.```

looks like they are using the word firmware which comes from American English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware#History_and_etymology

[atomic lake]

I would just like to point out that these words in the sentence you just wrote do not come from "American English":

• looks
• like
• they
• are
• using
• the
• word
• which
• comes
• from
• American
• English

so not sure what you're trying to say with respect to etymologies of the words you are using, maybe you should be speaking English or Latin instead of American English if you're gonna complain about the origins of the words being used

[ornate topaz]

American English is a superset of Legacy English

[atomic lake]

Not sure what you think the word "superset" means, maybe it has a different definition in American English compared to the rest of the world's English aka just English

[atomic lake]

If you're gonna argue that it's a superset then you can't also argue that the usage of the word "firmware" in the internationally spoken English originating in America is meaningful

[atomic lake]

Okay so you're working by the same definition of superset, then you're just wrong.

[ornate topaz]

that's true, some words are different and some plain dont exists in the other

[atomic lake]

Well there you go then

[atomic lake]

So then we're back to this

If you care about the etymologies of words originating in other languages or dialects, start speaking English or Latin instead

[ornate topaz]

they should look at sales and use the flag of that country as the default

most sales gets their flag

🇺🇸

[atomic lake]

Are you mad at the flag in use to represent the English language, or are you mad at the word "colour" being spelled with the international spelling?

[ornate topaz]

i am displeased that American English isn't the default option when i install it in america

American English is the global language used, not legacy english

[atomic lake]

Well I would like to point out first of all that a greater proportion of the British (🇬🇧) population speaks English natively than that of the United States (🇺🇸) population. I am not sure why you are that angry that the international spellings are being used instead of the American ones. Additionally, outside of the United States, English is more commonly taught.

[atomic lake]

If you're talking about the way words are spelled most Anglophone countries do not speak American English

[ornate topaz]

wooting is a business. they should use the flag of the country with the most sales

[dapper grail]

or just use American english / british since they are different

[ornate topaz]

yeah, it's not too much work to make another profile for american english

and if it's installed in america make that the default

[atomic lake]

or just follow the language preferences that the user has set on their system?

If they added an American English option and someone outside America has American English selected as their system language then it should still default to American English

[ornate topaz]

yeah, it wont be much work.

it might just be copying the legacy english and removing one u in color and adding the american flag

[dapper grail]

Anyway, use this flag if you are not planning on adding another English variance, and if you do, add two options, one for the UK and one for America, based on the system language. Either of those options should take 5 minutes top to program and implement imo

[atomic lake]

Okay so instead of complaining here why not click that link and contribute a translation

[ornate topaz]

nice

[ornate topaz]

where is this?

[atomic lake]

it's in the screenshot you posted

[ornate topaz]

nice, i will save the day

[atomic lake]

not sure if their translation system supports regional language variants though since I haven't seen any on there

[ornate topaz]

https://crowdin.com/project/wootility
they dont have the option 😦

[dapper grail]

@iron willow

He should help in this top-priority discussion.

[chrome peak]

oooooo oooooooo the letter u in colour oooo am I scaring you

[crude shuttle]

unironically uses chatgpt

[ornate topaz]

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[crude shuttle]

repost this image if you are a mugger (mug enthusiast)

[dapper grail]

please stop

mods can we ban this guy for using the letter u in colour?

fuc! I used it too

[slow spire]

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