What is en_US ?

[jdow]

From: "Alan Cox" <alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>

>> First of all, the difference between different variants of English
>> is negligible, in my opinion.
>> I never heard of anyone misunderstanding something
>> because it was in en_US rather than in en_GB.
> 
> There have been quite a few bad mistakes caused by this - usually by bad
> interpretation of dates.

...

>> I tested a group of students some years ago,
>> to see if they knew whether a book was published in the US or the UK,
>> and none of them had the slightest idea.
> 
> Try literate ones in future 8) although Irish English seems to be a mix
> of US and UK English with (in some areas) traces of the Gaelic in the
> grammar so perhaps it is less clear there.

Then if they are Americans one might get them to recite Terpsichore. It
may even be a significant challenge for British folks, too.

http://www.i18nguy.com/chaos.html

If they can get through it without mistake they are at least somewhat
literate.

(And dangitall - Mary, Marry, and Merry do NOT properly sound the same.)

{^_-}