American spellings in local exhibition.

[PriamFarrl]

We are very lucky to have a fantastic local archive with an excellent exhibition space. The exhibitions are all about something local and usually last a couple of months. They are done to a very high standard.

However, today I noticed that the current exhibition uses American spellings! I noticed at least two, center and favor.

I don’t want to complain to them but it was disappointing.

Annoying but let it go.

I'm afraid I'm that person who would point it out to them, nicely of course 😁

Why not complain- in a polite way?

It just encourages children, and adults in the UK to use the incorrect spelling, and I'd expect an exhibit to get it right. (Unless its a specifical US exhibit of some sort that was shipped over here?)

I might mention it on an online feedback form. The exhibit is about a local person who was alive in the 1400s. Nothing to do with America.

You could query why American spellings have been chosen. Maybe the company outsourced to do the graphics etc uses them.

It's not incorrect, so I wouldn't make a fuss.

I was speaking to some British Council inspectors this week and showed them a few of these silly threads on MN. They said not to tell you all that it's felt in linguistics circles that spelling standardization across world Englishes will become a norm over the next few decades, and that the standard used won't be British English.

I see this often even with people who are critical of American English, I'm pretty sure it's because their Microsoft word has US English by default and the person doesn't notice, or actually know the difference.

But until then, as we are in the UK, along with OP's exhibition, let's use British English. I don't see how it is a 'silly thread' at all. How sanctimonious of you.