swot

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> Seriously though, it seems that we're embracing an increasingly

> boring form of speech and expression. At the risk of this

> sounding *merely* like a "vent", my question is: why must a

> book, written in English by a British educated author, conform

> to American standards, or at least, remove words that Americans

> won't understand? Is this a practice that ISKCON editorial

> departments will adopt, or are already adopting?

 

I guess it's all a matter of audience. if he was writing for a

British newspaper then swot (for example) is fine. If he's

writing for a global audience then localised jargon (British,

American, Australian, Indian, or Norswegish) is probably a bad

idea.

 

I don't think it's so much to do with American standards as

trying to communicate clearly. I think we hit too hard on our

American cousins sometimes. I know it's fun but it's also mostly

unjustified snobbery.

 

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