Canadian English (en_CA)

Note

Translation should attempt to best-preserve what was said by the person who said it -- not what they might have said if they had a different opinion on a topic (like the way in which units should be used). It doesn't matter if this opinion is wrong -- that should be filed as a bug and fixed in the source strings. Doing this in translations only fixes the problem for a small subset of the users.

If you disagree with how something is written in the English string, please file a bug against the relevant component. Never use translation as a way to 'fix' bugs or change something that you disagree with. --Ryan Lortie

How do I join?

Create an account at Damned Lies about GNOME
Join the Canadian English Translation Team

Now what?

First you should be running your desktop in Canadian English.

I found a bug in the Canadian English Translation

To file a bug you will need to create an account on GNOME's Bugzilla.
Then you can file the bug in the Canadian English component of l10n.

I want to help translate GNOME into Canadian English

Select a module you would like to translate from the development version and 'Reserve for translation'.
Get the git checkout of that module.
Get the git checkout of the tool used to create the translation:
- git clone git://gitorious.org/canadian-english/canadian-english.git
Follow the directions in the en_CA_creator.sh
Once you have created the new en_CA.po file for the module AND CHECKED IT FOR CORRECTNESS AND ACCURACY, you should upload the new file to Damned Lies for that module.
If you find a bug with the script, or feel there are missing words (see current Word List below), please file a bug as per the instructions above. Please mention the en_CA_creator.sh file in the title of the bug.

I am unsure about some of the procedures. Who can I contact to ask questions?

You can e-mail the Team Committer. I'm always happy to get help
You can e-mail the GNOME Internationalization List
Visit us on IRC.

IRC

GNOME Translators hang out at #i18n on Gimp Net. If you are not familiar with irc, you can use the following link to connect to us through a web-browser (select Mibbit) --> #i18n. My nick is mimico.

Word List

Note: The script takes care of capitalized and non-capitalized forms of the strings. The script also marks time/date strings as fuzzy. This is so the strings can be inspected manually and adjusted as need be. The 12-hour clock is used in Canada (except in Québec). You should also install man-pages and man strftime to familarize yourself with date/time format strings.

Analog:Analogue

Anesthe-:Anaesthe-

Archeolog-:Archaeolog-

Armor:Armour

Ax:Axe

Behavior:Behaviour

Buret:Burette

Caesarean:Caesarian

Caliber:Calibre

Canceled:Cancelled

Candor:Candour

Catalog:Catalogue

Center:Centre

Check:Check (marked as #, fuzzy because it needs to be checked for context, no pun intended. Check versus Cheque)

Cigaret:Cigarette

Clamor:Clamour

Color:Colour

Convener:Convenor

Counselor:Counsellor

Demeanor:Demeanour

Dependent:Dependent (#, fuzzy. Dependent(adj.) means reliant on; whereas, a dependant(noun) is a person. For example, a child is dependent on its parents. Therefore, a child is a dependant of its parents.)

Esthetic(s):Aesthetic(s)

Endeavor:Endeavour

Enrol:Enroll

Favor:Favour

Flavor:Flavour

Favorite:Favourite

Fiber:Fibre

Fueling:Fuelling

Fulfill-:Fulfil-

Gage:Gauge

Gemology:Gemmology

Glamor:Glamour

Gray:Grey

Harbor:Harbour

Honor:Honour

Humor:Humour

Installment:Instalment

Jewelry:Jewellery

Kilometer:Kilometre

Label-:Labell-

Labor:Labour

License:Licence (#, fuzzy: check for context, licence=noun, license=verb)

meter:metre

liter:litre

Luster:Lustre

Maneuver:Manoeuvre

Zip Code:Postal Code