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How they say it over there.

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Arachneaposted 2 years ago
So, when writing a story or book for publication in another country of the English-speaking sort, do you also adhere to grammar and spelling rules of English for that country? Or do you use your native dialect of English?
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  Patty Inglish, MSposted 2 years ago in reply to this
  I do some writing and book editing for the Canadian audience, so I adhere to Canadian English for those works. Another author I know wrote and published the current novel in her Mennonite-Amish mystery series in England and followed UK English requirements. It was quite refreshing.
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SusannaDuffyposted 2 years ago
I use my native dialect.
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Sed-meposted 2 years ago
I prefer to use a British dialect whenever possible.
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Carola Finchposted 2 years ago
I am from Canada, but I used American spelling in all my writing. It seems to be in common usage. We do not have an English "dialect" to speak of, but some words are spelt slightly differently, i.e. favorite to Canadians is favourite, etc.
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Jodahposted 2 years ago
I am in Australia and used to change everything to US spelling, but I have since changed my spell check to Australian/UK English so write almost everything now to comply with that. Most people know where I'm from so I think they are used to it by now.
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psycheskinnerposted 2 years ago
If you want a publisher from a specific country to take your material, you need to adhere to their style guide. Whatever is not specified in the style guide is discretionary.
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  Arachneaposted 2 years ago in reply to this
  This makes sense to me. I suppose one could nail down the preferred usage before signing a contract. I was just curious about this as I have a copy of a list of words as used across American, Canadian, and UK writing standards.
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