http://10e20.disqus.com/Social Media Marketing Blog by 10e20enWed, 14 Feb 2007 14:17:09 -0000http://www.10e20.com/blog/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-16679095<p>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!</p>Marcel Wagemeesters | J8 ZoekmWed, 14 Feb 2007 14:17:09 -0000http://www.10e20.com/blog/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-16679094<p>Rob -- thanks!</p><p>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!</p>Tamar WeinbergTue, 09 Jan 2007 14:31:00 -0000http://www.10e20.com/blog/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-16679093<p>Hey Tamar,</p><p>I was also writing about this when I came across your post:</p><p><a href="http://www.writeyness.com/2007/01/09/hello-gday-howdy-what-english-do-you-speak/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.writeyness.com/2007/01/09/hello-gday-howdy-what-english-do-you-speak/">Hello, G’day, Howdy — what English do you speak?</a></p><p>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!</p>RobTue, 09 Jan 2007 14:11:56 -0000http://www.10e20.com/blog/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-16679092<p>That's a great post, Alister. Thank you for sharing it!</p>Tamar WeinbergTue, 09 Jan 2007 09:14:01 -0000http://www.10e20.com/blog/2007/01/08/when-americans-choose-to-optimise-for-the-united-kingdom/#comment-16679091<p>Tamar,</p><p>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.</p><p>That post was titled:</p><p><a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2006/12/08/google-trends-the-english-language-keyword-research-and-your-babys-fanny-err-bottom/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.alistercameron.com/2006/12/08/google-trends-the-english-language-keyword-research-and-your-babys-fanny-err-bottom/">Google Trends, the English language, keyword research, and your baby’s fanny… err, bottom!</a></p><p>Hi from a Down Under Aussie!</p>Alister Cameron, Blog ConsultaTue, 09 Jan 2007 06:02:46 -0000