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I am also based in London. When I work for American companies I attempt to use American spellings in code and documentation, because consistency matters. For ge
by omnicognate 10mo ago
I am also based in London. When I work for American companies I attempt to use American spellings in code and documentation, because consistency matters. For general communication I use British English because I won't get American English right, humans and search mechanisms can cope with the difference and I can express myself most effectively that way.
Incidentally, isn't "based out of" mostly an American idiom? I usually use "based on" or "based in" and find "based out of" and "based off" conjure images of poorly constructed buildings. (Don't get me started on "based off of".)
- zkmon 10mo agoNice catch! It never made sense to me either, to say "out of" when actually it is "in", quite the opposite. I guess I worked mostly with American companies, while educated in British English. I think "based out of" refers to the work communication going "out of" where the person is "based in". But still, it is far cry from the natural "in".