Comments on: When Americans Choose to Optimise for the United Kingdom http://www.blueglass.com/blog/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcel Wagemeesters | J8 Zoekmachine Optimalisatie http://www.blueglass.com/blog/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-844 Marcel Wagemeesters | J8 Zoekmachine Optimalisatie Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:17:09 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-844 Nice post Tamar! I have the same experiences with 'tailoring your wording', although in other languages. In Belgium people also speak (and write) Dutch, but there are a lot of words that are different compared to this words in Dutch used in The Netherlands, where i live. Thank you for sharing your tips! Nice post Tamar! I have the same experiences with ‘tailoring your wording’, although in other languages. In Belgium people also speak (and write) Dutch, but there are a lot of words that are different compared to this words in Dutch used in The Netherlands, where i live. Thank you for sharing your tips!

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.blueglass.com/blog/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Tamar Weinberg Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-843 Rob -- thanks! Speaking of which, I mentioned to a friend in the UK that I could be spotted wearing a funny photo bag. He asked me if I was talking about a "bumbag." I didn't know what he meant. I asked him if he was referring to "fanny pack" and he went crazy over that. I didn't realize that that word in the UK was not so very appropriate! Rob — thanks!

Speaking of which, I mentioned to a friend in the UK that I could be spotted wearing a funny photo bag. He asked me if I was talking about a “bumbag.” I didn’t know what he meant. I asked him if he was referring to “fanny pack” and he went crazy over that. I didn’t realize that that word in the UK was not so very appropriate!

]]> By: Rob http://www.blueglass.com/blog/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Rob Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:11:56 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-842 Hey Tamar, I was also writing about this when I came across your post: <a href="http://www.writeyness.com/2007/01/09/hello-gday-howdy-what-english-do-you-speak/" rel="nofollow">Hello, G’day, Howdy — what English do you speak?</a> Just try being a Scot, living in Canada, often writing for a US audience! Reiterating Alister's "fanny" post, personally I love the regional variations of English - they produce many unintentionally funny moments! Hey Tamar,

I was also writing about this when I came across your post:

Hello, G’day, Howdy — what English do you speak?

Just try being a Scot, living in Canada, often writing for a US audience! Reiterating Alister’s “fanny” post, personally I love the regional variations of English – they produce many unintentionally funny moments!

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.blueglass.com/blog/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Tamar Weinberg Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:14:01 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-841 That's a great post, Alister. Thank you for sharing it! That’s a great post, Alister. Thank you for sharing it!

]]> By: Alister Cameron, Blog Consultant http://www.blueglass.com/blog/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Alister Cameron, Blog Consultant Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:02:46 +0000 http://www.10e20.com/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-840 Tamar, I posted a little while back on a topic much like this, looking at how Google Trends can help with the differences between US/Uk English and the impact that may have in marketing, SEO, etc. That post was titled: <a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2006/12/08/google-trends-the-english-language-keyword-research-and-your-babys-fanny-err-bottom/" rel="nofollow">Google Trends, the English language, keyword research, and your baby’s fanny… err, bottom!</a> Hi from a Down Under Aussie! Tamar,

I posted a little while back on a topic much like this, looking at how Google Trends can help with the differences between US/Uk English and the impact that may have in marketing, SEO, etc.

That post was titled:

Google Trends, the English language, keyword research, and your baby’s fanny… err, bottom!

Hi from a Down Under Aussie!

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