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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by EdwardDiego on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @01:54PM (#9070252)
> I saw were in English, as in American English

Entirely off-topic, but what English variant is taught in Europe? I'm going to ask a German colleague to spell the word 'colour' I think.

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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by detaro on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @03:32PM (#9070747)
Depends. My teachers (in Germany) all used British English, but allowed both in tests (as long as you stayed somewhat consistent). For people who don't just learn English in school it obviously varies with the different influences and often is a wild mix.
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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by jeffreyrogers on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @02:28PM (#9070454)
I think it depends on the place. And a lot of it is learned outside of school through TV and the internet, which is primarily American English.
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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by kcole16 on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @03:09PM (#9070647)
Seems to be British vocabulary and spelling, but spoken with an Americanized accent (due to pop culture).
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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by toong on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @02:19PM (#9070398)
They pick up American english from tv, British english in school. So it's more of a mix ...
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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by antr on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @02:00PM (#9070289)
British english. Colour vs color. Lift vs elevator. Single vs one-way. :)
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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by untog on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @02:05PM (#9070315)
Are you sure? When I was in Germany kids were learning American English. It might vary country to country.
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Re:Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions of Competitors by antr on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @02:18PM (#9070390)
I'm not saying this is 100% the case in every school. The school I went to was British English, for sure other schools teach in American English, as I'm sure there are plenty of Americans teaching around Europe. I'm just talking from experience/observation.
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