crypticus
Well-Known Member
When you want to use english os, or english softwares, which language do you prefer? EN_US OR EN_GB?
I see that many people prefer en_us but why? If you are not born or living in USA or your main language is not english why would you prefer en_us?
When we talk about windows, (if you are not in USA or born in USA)
Their date format is different (DD/MM/YYYY - MM/DD/YYYY)
Their hour format is different (AM-PM, 12H not 24H)
Their temp is different (Celcius vs Fahrenheit)
Their measurement is different (Inches vs Centimeters)
These things effect the usage experience in many ways. (on weather apps, software settings etc)
Only benefit i can think of is their spell checks because nearly every academic paper is written in en_us (color vs colour etc).
But you can just change word's spell check option for that.
So why en_us is more popular? Or am i wrong and its not?
I see that many people prefer en_us but why? If you are not born or living in USA or your main language is not english why would you prefer en_us?
When we talk about windows, (if you are not in USA or born in USA)
Their date format is different (DD/MM/YYYY - MM/DD/YYYY)
Their hour format is different (AM-PM, 12H not 24H)
Their temp is different (Celcius vs Fahrenheit)
Their measurement is different (Inches vs Centimeters)
These things effect the usage experience in many ways. (on weather apps, software settings etc)
Only benefit i can think of is their spell checks because nearly every academic paper is written in en_us (color vs colour etc).
But you can just change word's spell check option for that.
So why en_us is more popular? Or am i wrong and its not?