American spellings share space with British English
NEW DELHI: American spellings are finding widespread acceptability in India. Students are no more admonished for writing ‘color’ instead of ‘colour’ or ‘center’ instead of ‘centre’.
Teachers have recognized that there is no point in sticking to the text books when most of the students’ exposure to written English comes through the net. With American English dominating the online content, not just the children, but many teachers themselves have started using the shorter spellings favored in North America.
The language of government documentation too has Americanized, thanks to the default language option in the Microsoft Office.
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Fifth grade students are being taught millions and billions along with lakhs and crores. With the help of a comparative table, they have to master the art of expressing a figure in both the styles. - more -
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