What English does YN use?

[Turealia]

Turealia recognizes spanish, latin and italian as its official languages but English is considered mandatory since First grade.

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[X] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[X] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
All are acceptable; a mixture of both is used.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Airplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Color
Cookie / biscuit: Cookie
Elevator / lift: Eñevator
Engineer / train driver: Train driver
Highway / motorway: Highway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: Pants
Principal / headmaster: Both are used indistinctly
Recognize / recognise: Recognize
Sedan / saloon: Sedan
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theater
Vacation / holiday: Vacation

[Avystan]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[] American
[x] Other: A mix between american and british spelling

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[X] Other: British with a heavy turkic influence

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
British Spelling gains you extra points at school

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Cookie
Elevator / lift: Lift
Engineer / train driver: Train driver
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: Math
Pants / trousers: Pants
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster
Recognize / recognise: Recognise
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Bolkenia]

French

[Prussiaholm]

English is the 3rd largest language in Prussiaholm. It uses British/Australian English because that's the English I use.

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[X] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
American English is frowned upon, but it's not that big of a deal.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Apartment
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Biscuit
Elevator / lift: Lift
Engineer / train driver: (they are different things what)
Highway / motorway: Highway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: Trousers
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster
Recognize / recognise: Recognise
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Carena]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[X] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[X] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
All are generally considered acceptable, however, the overwhelming amount of Martian colonists that hail from the former United States has made American spelling and pronunciation much more common.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Airplane
Apartment / flat: Apartment
Color / colour: Color
Cookie / biscuit: Both are used interchangeably
Elevator / lift: Elevator
Engineer / train driver: Both are used interchangeably
Highway / motorway: Highway
Math / maths: Math
Pants / trousers: Pants
Principal / headmaster: Principal
Recognize / recognise: Both are used interchangeably
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Station wagon
Theater / theatre: Both are used interchangeably
Vacation / holiday: Both are used interchangeably

[New Rostov-Na-Donu]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[x] American
[x] Other: Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[x] British – Received Pronunciation
[x] British – regional dialects
[x] American – neutral
[x] American – regional dialects
[x] Other: Canadian, Australian, New Zealand-ian

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Apartment / flat: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Color / colour: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Cookie / biscuit: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Elevator / lift: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Engineer / train driver: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Highway / motorway: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Math / maths: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Pants / trousers: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Principal / headmaster: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Recognize / recognise: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Sedan / saloon: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Station wagon / estate: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Theater / theatre: Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.
Vacation / holiday:Both accepted, we don't care, we usually speak Russian.

[Mumbelia]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[X] Other: South African

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[X] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[X] Other: South African and Mumbelian Regional Dialects

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
It is generally agreed among the people of Mumbelia that American spellings and pronunciations are all incorrect.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN? Answers are sorted between Common/Mumbelian
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane/Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Flat/flat
Color / colour: Colour/Coloor
Cookie / biscuit: Biscuit/Biscut
Elevator / lift: Lift/Lift
Engineer / train driver: Train Driver/Rail Operator
Highway / motorway: Motorway/Autoroute
Math / maths: Maths/Mathes
Pants / trousers: Trousers/Trouzerz
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster/Rector
Recognize / recognise: Recognise/Recognies
Sedan / saloon: Saloon/Sedoon
Station wagon / estate: Estate car/Wagon (Vagon is used in some regions)
Theater / theatre: Theatre/Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday/Relief

[Socialist Communist States]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[X] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? The British way, of course.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Biscuit
Elevator / lift: Lift
Engineer / train driver: Train driver
Highway / motorway: Motorway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: Trousers
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster
Recognize / recognise: Recognise
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Viksberg]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[x] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? Not really, since English isn't an official language here, but the British way of pronunciation is used by most Viksbergians.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Biscuit
Elevator / lift: Lift
Engineer / train driver: Train driver
Highway / motorway: Motorway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: Trousers
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster
Recognize / recognise: Recognise
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Sezraha]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[x] American
[x] Other: Sezran

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[x] British – Received Pronunciation
[x] British – regional dialects
[x] American – neutral
[x] American – regional dialects
[x] Other: Sezran

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
All are acceptable and increasing in use due to outside influence of foreign media with different dialects of English, but Sezran is still by far the most common.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane:
airplane for a passanger aircraft, aeroplane for other aerial crafts of similar shape/size i.e i flew by airplane vs they're testing aeroplanes at the military base
Apartment / flat:
a flat is normally used when referring to a smaller, cheaper apartment in a large block i.e a block of flats vs an apartment building
Color / colour:
color
Cookie / biscuit:
a cookie is baked to make it soft and chewy or foamy, a biscuit is baked to make it hard or crunchy.
Elevator / lift:
elevator refers to the machine, lift is scientific i.e referring to upward thrust
Engineer / train driver:
train driver
Highway / motorway:
motorway, but the term highway is stylistic and refers to names denoted to specific routes. a single lane road may be referred to as a highway. i.e did you take the motorway? yeah, i took highway 59
Math / maths:
math
Pants / trousers:
pants
Principal / headmaster:
principal. headmaster can be used when referring to the leader's of private schools abroad, but since private schools don't exist here, this is redundant.
Recognize / recognise:
recognize
Sedan / saloon:
a sedan is a type of car. a saloon is a bar in a small town.
Station wagon / estate: estate cannot be used to refer to a vehicle but rather to someone's private estate. you should use station wagon/
Theater / theatre:
theater
Vacation / holiday:
a holiday is a one day event i.e a public holiday, a vacation is an extended period of leave not associated with a public holiday

[New Wolvers]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[x] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[x] British – Received Pronunciation
[x] British – regional dialects
[x] American – neutral
[x] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
All forms are acceptable as New Wolvers uses any kind of english language as the Lingua Franca of the state.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Airplane
Apartment / flat: Apartment
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Cookie
Elevator / lift: lift
Engineer / train driver: train driver
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: math
Pants / trousers: pants
Principal / headmaster: principal
Recognize / recognise: recognize
Sedan / saloon: sedan
Station wagon / estate: station wagon
Theater / theatre: theater
Vacation / holiday: holiday.

[Gryphonian Alliance]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[] American
[x] Other: Gryphonic

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[x] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? Generally, most dialectal versions of English pronunciation are found acceptable.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Airplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Color
Cookie / biscuit: Cookie
Elevator / lift: Lift
Engineer / train driver: Engineer
Highway / motorway: Highway
Math / maths: Math
Pants / trousers: Pants
Principal / headmaster: Principal
Recognize / recognise: Recognize
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theater
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Tairin]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[X] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? yes

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: aeroplane
Apartment / flat: flat
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: biscuit
Elevator / lift: elevator
Engineer / train driver: train driver
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: maths
Pants / trousers: trousers
Principal / headmaster: principal
Recognize / recognise: recognize
Sedan / saloon: saloon
Station wagon / estate: station wagon
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: vacation

[Anollasia]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[] American
[X] Other: Anollasian English (similar to Canadian English, in that it is a mix of British and American)

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[X] Other: Anollasian (similar to a mid-Atlantic accent)

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? Anollasian English is the standard version of English here (blend of British and American)

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: airplane is more common; aeroplane is also acceptable
Apartment / flat: apartment; flat is uncommon
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: both mean different things; cookie is the type you get with chocolate chip (or other toppings), biscuit is more dry and plain
Elevator / lift: elevator
Engineer / train driver: engineer is more general, train driver specifically drives a train
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: math
Pants / trousers: pants; trousers refer to formal pants
Principal / headmaster: principal
Recognize / recognise: recognize
Sedan / saloon: sedan is a car, saloon is a Western-style bar
Station wagon / estate: station wagon is a car, estate is a type of property
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: both are common, holiday can also mean an official day off or a religious celebration

[Andocara]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[x] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? one is considered to be the norm in most cases, but they accept others as well.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: aeroplane
Apartment / flat: flat
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: cookie
Elevator / lift: Andocarans often use the Rise/Fall Compartment or RF Compartment
Engineer / train driver: train driver
Highway / motorway: highway, though it’s often called freeway in Andocara
Math / maths: maths
Pants / trousers: pants
Principal / headmaster: headmaster
Recognize / recognise: recognise
Sedan / saloon: saloon
Station wagon / estate: estate
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: holiday

Andocaran English is for most part, American pronounciation + British spellings and vocabulary. For example Andocarans do use words like mate, rubbish, solicitor and bloody. The only words they choose American Over British are freeway (occasionally highway), cookie, bar (instead of pub), flashlight, and candy.

[Skanowka]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[] American
[X] Other: Aussie

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[X] Other: Aussie

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? yes

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Airplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Biscuit
Elevator / lift: Elevator
Engineer / train driver: Train Driver
Highway / motorway: Highway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: Trousers
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster
Recognize / recognise: Recognise
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Rp Genosha]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[x] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? all are acceptable if understood by the populace

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Apartment
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: biscuit
Elevator / lift: lift
Engineer / train driver: engineer
Highway / motorway: motorway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: trousers
Principal / headmaster: headmaster
Recognize / recognise: recognise
Sedan / saloon: sedan
Station wagon / estate: estate
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: holiday

[A Cornstar]

A Cornstar consists of American and Canadian accents

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[x] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[x] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
Special precedence is given to the American Neutral or New England accents, or an Irish or Scottish accent when drunk
Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: airplane
Apartment / flat: apartment
Color / colour: color
Cookie / biscuit: cookie
Elevator / lift: elevator
Engineer / train driver: engineer
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: math
Pants / trousers: pants
Principal / headmaster: principal
Recognize / recognise: recognize
Sedan / saloon: sedan
Station wagon / estate: station wagon
Theater / theatre: theater
Vacation / holiday: vacation

[Dai Hoa]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[x] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[x] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
British English is considered the correct way of spelling.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane.
Apartment / flat: Apartment.
Color / colour: Colour.
Cookie / biscuit: Cookie.
Elevator / lift: Elevator.
Engineer / train driver: Train driver.
Highway / motorway: Highway.
Math / maths: Maths.
Pants / trousers: Trousers.
Principal / headmaster: Principal.
Recognize / recognise: Recognise.
Sedan / saloon: Sedan.
Station wagon / estate: Station wagon.
Theater / theatre: Theatre.
Vacation / holiday: Holiday.

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[X] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? British English is viewed as the only acceptable form of the language, and American words and slang (particularly that originating from American pop culture) is taboo.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: Aeroplane
Apartment / flat: Flat
Color / colour: Colour
Cookie / biscuit: Biscuit
Elevator / lift: Lift
Engineer / train driver: Train driver
Highway / motorway: Motorway
Math / maths: Maths
Pants / trousers: Trousers
Principal / headmaster: Headmaster
Recognize / recognise: Recognise
Sedan / saloon: Saloon
Station wagon / estate: Estate
Theater / theatre: Theatre
Vacation / holiday: Holiday

[Latin Islands]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[X] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
British spelling is the only correct way.
Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: airplane
Apartment / flat: flat
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: cookie
Elevator / lift: lift
Engineer / train driver: train driver
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: maths
Pants / trousers: trousers
Principal / headmaster: headmaster
Recognize / recognise: recognise
Sedan / saloon: saloon
Station wagon / estate: estate
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: holiday

[Boring People]

While there are no official languages, English is dominant. Boring English is essentially a regional dialect of American English due to historical ties between the two countries.

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[x] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[x] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable?
The local standard is preferred but not strongly enforced.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: airplane
Apartment / flat: apartment
Color / colour: color
Cookie / biscuit: cookie
Elevator / lift: elevator
Engineer / train driver: engineer
Highway / motorway: highway
Math / maths: math
Pants / trousers: pants
Principal / headmaster: principal
Recognize / recognise: recognize
Sedan / saloon: sedan
Station wagon / estate: station wagon
Theater / theatre: theater
Vacation / holiday: vacation

[New Steffensburg]

As New Steffensburg is a bilingual nation, most English words have been Germanized from their American spellings.
Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[] British
[] American
[X] Other: Anglo-Deutsch Hybridized English

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[X] Other: New Steffensburgian Denglisch (English with a very strong German accent)

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? A.D.H.E. is mostly used for convenience in aiding the linguistic cross-pollination between German and English in New Steffensburg. It isn't "correct," per se, but it is standardized.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: ehrblane
Apartment / flat: abartment
Color / colour: kolor
Cookie / biscuit: kükie
Elevator / lift: eleffator
Engineer / train driver: ingenier
Highway / motorway: autovay
Math / maths: math
Pants / trousers: hose
Principal / headmaster: schüllmaster
Recognize / recognise: rekognize
Sedan / saloon: auto (both are archaic)
Station wagon / estate: vagon
Theater / theatre: theater
Vacation / holiday: holitay

[Toropikaru]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[X] British – Received Pronunciation
[] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? English isn't the main language in Toropikaru in the first place so there is no real "correct way" of English as most people speak with a thick Karunese accent anyway (English = Ingerishu and theatre = shietteo). When it comes to spelling, British spelling is seen as the correct way.

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: aeroplane
Apartment / flat: flat
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: biscuit
Elevator / lift: lift
Engineer / train driver: train driver
Highway / motorway: motorway
Math / maths: maths
Pants / trousers: trousers
Principal / headmaster: headmaster
Recognize / recognise: recognise
Sedan / saloon: sedan
Station wagon / estate: station wagon
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: holiday

[Ederea]

Which English spelling is taught in schools?
[X] British
[] American
[] Other:

Which English pronunciation is taught in schools?
[] British – Received Pronunciation
[X] British – regional dialects
[] American – neutral
[] American – regional dialects
[] Other:

Is one way exclusively considered the "correct" way, or are all of them acceptable? All of them

Which of the following English word choices are preferred in YN?
Airplane / aeroplane: aeroplane
Apartment / flat: flat
Color / colour: colour
Cookie / biscuit: biscuit
Elevator / lift: lift
Engineer / train driver: train driver
Highway / motorway: motorway
Math / maths: maths
Pants / trousers: trousers
Principal / headmaster: headmaster
Recognize / recognise: recognise
Sedan / saloon: sedan
Station wagon / estate: estate
Theater / theatre: theatre
Vacation / holiday: holiday