- From: Varun Varada <varuncvarada@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 15:38:05 -0500
- To: site-comments@w3.org
Received on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 08:20:42 UTC
Hello, I've noticed that the W3C uses US English not only on its website, but in its technical standards as well (e.g., "color" as a CSS property and "bgcolor" as an HTML attribute). Most of the rest of the world uses Commonwealth English, and the international community uses Oxford English (i.e., Oxford spelling <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling>) or British English almost exclusively, such as the UN, the IEC, the BIPM, CERN (the WWW's birthplace), etc. Seeing as the W3C is purported to be an open and international organization, it seems quite partial to use US English which is really only used in the US. Why is this the case? And can it be changed to make the organization more inclusive? Cheers, Varun
Received on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 08:20:42 UTC