Does anyone know of a list of language codes?<br />
Also some sources say en-uk is the english british language and others say en-gb. Could someone please tell me which is correct.<!--content-->en-uk is the correct one<!--content-->Originally posted by 96turnerri <br />
en-uk is the correct one And the authority for that is?<!--content-->seems to me that they both work
- there are multiple tutorials stating that both en-gb and en-uk both work... and apparently it's a good idea to set the language so that visually impaired users can have the text read out on a program 
<!--content-->well for one what does gb stand for great britain right?? well what is great britain? tell me?<!--content-->erm... england ireland scotland wales? i suggest you definitely use en-uk 
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altho i'm pretty sure gb does something..<!--content-->yeah but theres no such thing a gb anymore, so i am thinking that it will be phased out so personlaly i would use en-uk<!--content-->Originally posted by 96turnerri <br />
yeah but theres no such thing a gb anymore, so i am thinking that it will be phased out so personlaly i would use en-uk You can't just use what ever two characters seem best to you, you have to use the regestered symbols. For languages see <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html">http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html</a><!-- m -->. And so I ask you again, what is your authority for your claim that "en-uk" is correct?<!--content-->look around and u will find that most authorities will say ues en-uk<!--content-->Originally posted by 96turnerri <br />
look around and u will find that most authorities will say ues en-uk Well then cite me an authority. Or are you just making things up?<!--content-->ok i know nothing but facts in this thread will matter... but if you look here (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/list-en1.html">http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services ... t-en1.html</a><!-- m -->) then you'll find it's down as en-gb (that list is from the "ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency" whoever the hell they are)... but that page is linked to by the W3C (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html">http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html</a><!-- m -->), so it seems to be factual.<br />
en-gb is more widely used than en-uk, although en-uk is used by alot of people.<!--content-->The ISO is about as authoritive as it gets. We now know the proper thing to use is "em-gb".<!--content-->Originally posted by Charles <br />
The ISO is about as authoritive as it gets. We now know the proper thing to use is "eM-gb". "eN-gb" (just so it doesn't confuse anyone)<!--content-->It's the ISO 639.1 and .2 you should use and not the ISO 3166.<br />
Read through the language code recommendations (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-lang-2or3.html">http://www.w3.org/International/questio ... -2or3.html</a><!-- m -->) from the W3C.<!--content-->Its my understanding that ISO 639 only specifies how the system is going to work and doesn't actually list anything.<!--content-->ISO 639.1 and .2 (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html">http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html</a><!-- m -->)<!--content-->Those are the language codes, we're trying to find the offical list of country codes. I've been trying to find the thing for quite some time now.<!--content-->That would be ISO 3166 country codes (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html">http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html</a><!-- m -->), unfortunately some users use a country code when they need a language code.<!--content-->Thanks very much.<br />
I will use en-gb, though I am still partialy confused by the number of sources stating one or the other or both.<br />
Thanks again<br />
Benoni<!--content-->The format is:<br />
language code(639-1 or 639-2 if 639-1 code doesn't exist)-country code(3166 )[optional]<br />
en English<br />
en-GB English Great Britian<br />
cy-GB Welsh Great Britian<br />
<br />
or a registered code (3066 (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-tags">http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-tags</a><!-- m -->)) <br />
en-GB-oed English, Oxford English Dictionary spelling<br />
i-klingon Klingon<!--content-->en-gb is also what IE says it should be under 'languages' in 'Internet Options' - not that Microsoft is got - but they don't even list en-uk and it would be a bit stupid if they had it wrong - though that is not unlikly for MS.<br />
Benoni<!--content-->
Also some sources say en-uk is the english british language and others say en-gb. Could someone please tell me which is correct.<!--content-->en-uk is the correct one<!--content-->Originally posted by 96turnerri <br />
en-uk is the correct one And the authority for that is?<!--content-->seems to me that they both work
- there are multiple tutorials stating that both en-gb and en-uk both work... and apparently it's a good idea to set the language so that visually impaired users can have the text read out on a program <!--content-->well for one what does gb stand for great britain right?? well what is great britain? tell me?<!--content-->erm... england ireland scotland wales? i suggest you definitely use en-uk <br />altho i'm pretty sure gb does something..<!--content-->yeah but theres no such thing a gb anymore, so i am thinking that it will be phased out so personlaly i would use en-uk<!--content-->Originally posted by 96turnerri <br />
yeah but theres no such thing a gb anymore, so i am thinking that it will be phased out so personlaly i would use en-uk You can't just use what ever two characters seem best to you, you have to use the regestered symbols. For languages see <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html">http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html</a><!-- m -->. And so I ask you again, what is your authority for your claim that "en-uk" is correct?<!--content-->look around and u will find that most authorities will say ues en-uk<!--content-->Originally posted by 96turnerri <br />
look around and u will find that most authorities will say ues en-uk Well then cite me an authority. Or are you just making things up?<!--content-->ok i know nothing but facts in this thread will matter... but if you look here (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/list-en1.html">http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services ... t-en1.html</a><!-- m -->) then you'll find it's down as en-gb (that list is from the "ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency" whoever the hell they are)... but that page is linked to by the W3C (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html">http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html</a><!-- m -->), so it seems to be factual.<br />
en-gb is more widely used than en-uk, although en-uk is used by alot of people.<!--content-->The ISO is about as authoritive as it gets. We now know the proper thing to use is "em-gb".<!--content-->Originally posted by Charles <br />
The ISO is about as authoritive as it gets. We now know the proper thing to use is "eM-gb". "eN-gb" (just so it doesn't confuse anyone)
<!--content-->It's the ISO 639.1 and .2 you should use and not the ISO 3166.<br />Read through the language code recommendations (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-lang-2or3.html">http://www.w3.org/International/questio ... -2or3.html</a><!-- m -->) from the W3C.<!--content-->Its my understanding that ISO 639 only specifies how the system is going to work and doesn't actually list anything.<!--content-->ISO 639.1 and .2 (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html">http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html</a><!-- m -->)<!--content-->Those are the language codes, we're trying to find the offical list of country codes. I've been trying to find the thing for quite some time now.<!--content-->That would be ISO 3166 country codes (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html">http://www.w3.org/International/O-misc-iso3166.html</a><!-- m -->), unfortunately some users use a country code when they need a language code.<!--content-->Thanks very much.<br />
I will use en-gb, though I am still partialy confused by the number of sources stating one or the other or both.<br />
Thanks again<br />
Benoni<!--content-->The format is:<br />
language code(639-1 or 639-2 if 639-1 code doesn't exist)-country code(3166 )[optional]<br />
en English<br />
en-GB English Great Britian<br />
cy-GB Welsh Great Britian<br />
<br />
or a registered code (3066 (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-tags">http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-tags</a><!-- m -->)) <br />
en-GB-oed English, Oxford English Dictionary spelling<br />
i-klingon Klingon<!--content-->en-gb is also what IE says it should be under 'languages' in 'Internet Options' - not that Microsoft is got - but they don't even list en-uk and it would be a bit stupid if they had it wrong - though that is not unlikly for MS.<br />
Benoni<!--content-->