Why is the language icon suddenly "british"
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Why is the language icon suddenly "british"
Who changed that? And why? I am all confused now because nothing is "US english" anymore. And I hate britsh english
well,
that got changed with the last big audio/sub language update.
and it is of course correct that neither a US nor a UK flag do really fit the
concept of "english" as audio language.
however, i feel that even more ppl would be confused with an "english" flag (I am not even sure if the white flag with red cross can still be called that).
so i simply went with the first flag available, which was the US flag.
though after reconsidering and considering the origin of the language I think the UK flag is a bit more fitting, that's why I changed it.
BYe!
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that got changed with the last big audio/sub language update.
and it is of course correct that neither a US nor a UK flag do really fit the
concept of "english" as audio language.
however, i feel that even more ppl would be confused with an "english" flag (I am not even sure if the white flag with red cross can still be called that).
so i simply went with the first flag available, which was the US flag.
though after reconsidering and considering the origin of the language I think the UK flag is a bit more fitting, that's why I changed it.
BYe!
EXP
Come on, would St. George's flag really confuse anyone? For the language, it is absolutely the correct choice; the Union Jack incorporates it, anyway. (Along with Welsh and Scottish elements.)exp wrote:however, i feel that even more ppl would be confused with an "english" flag (I am not even sure if the white flag with red cross can still be called that).
How about something like this http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview ... agengl.gif ?? That would satisfy both parties.
However, there are many other countries for which English is the national language than the U.K. and U.S.A.; really, why not just an English flag, which clearly best represents the language?analogued wrote:How about something like this http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview ... agengl.gif ?? That would satisfy both parties. :wink:
Because english has it's roots in continental Europe, I demand the german flag to be incorporated *snicker*
I think the US/UK mixture is a great idea since that's the two countries english is the most spoken language.
While I am at it: I think a texan flag would mean 70% english and 30% mexican *evilgrin*
Besides, no Swiss or Austrian person would demand the flag to be changed from a german to an austrian or swiss flag if the audio is german. In the end, the Audio is called _german_ not "austrian" or "swiss" because that is not what the language is called.
So if we want to to it right, we should use an _english_ flag which is this one here:
The currently used flag would be for "united kingdom"ish
I think the US/UK mixture is a great idea since that's the two countries english is the most spoken language.
While I am at it: I think a texan flag would mean 70% english and 30% mexican *evilgrin*
Besides, no Swiss or Austrian person would demand the flag to be changed from a german to an austrian or swiss flag if the audio is german. In the end, the Audio is called _german_ not "austrian" or "swiss" because that is not what the language is called.
So if we want to to it right, we should use an _english_ flag which is this one here:
The currently used flag would be for "united kingdom"ish
Re: Why is the language icon suddenly "british"
New flag better than the american one. Though I'm sure most merkins think they speak 'American'. The colours seem a little off to me however. The rather fun history of the flag.
Current odd colouration.
Better colours.
St George.
Hybrid thing above is horrible.
Current odd colouration. Better colours. St George.Hybrid thing above is horrible.
You suck.Skywalka wrote:Who changed that? And why? I am all confused now because nothing is "US english" anymore. And I hate britsh english
