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Center / Centre

English translation: if it's a part of a name, don't change

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English term or phrase:Center / Centre
Selected answer:if it's a part of a name, don't change
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa

08:55 Feb 5, 2010
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company)
English term or phrase: Center / Centre
I'm correcting a grant application that's supposed to be in UK English (for an EU institution). If there's a reference to a US "center" (e.g. Center for Measuring University Performance). Is there any rule on whether or not to change "Center" to "Centre". My instinct is to change it, but if anyone can give me a reference for a definitive ruling on this point, I'd be grateful.
Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 17:43
if it's a part of a name, don't change
Explanation:
As you may know, they are AE and BE spellings respectively. But if the word is used as a proper noun, I would write it as they are written and would not change it.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-02-05 10:44:48 GMT)
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One example, but you'll see "Labour Party" referring to the UK Labour Party spelled with a "u" inserted when referred to in The New York Times or The Washington Post.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 00:43
Grading comment
Thanks
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3 +14if it's a part of a name, don't change
Yasutomo Kanazawa
4 +9center if it is part of a name
Jenni Lukac (X)


Discussion entries: 6





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
center / centre
center if it is part of a name


Explanation:
Center is used primarily in American English. If it is the name of an institution I would not change it. Used generically I would otherwise use centre in the document for a British text.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Craig Meulen
25 mins
  -> Good morning and thanks, Craig.
agree  Patricia Townshend (X)
1 hr
  -> Good morning and thanks, Patricia.
agree  Oliver Lawrence
1 hr
  -> Good morning and thanks, Oliver.
agree  Nikki Graham
2 hrs
  -> Good morning and thanks, Nikki.
agree  Gary D
2 hrs
  -> Good afternoon and thanks, Gary.
agree  Adsion Liu
5 hrs
  -> Good afternoon and thanks, Adison.
agree  Charlesp
5 hrs
  -> Good afternoon and thanks, Charles.
agree  Peter Skipp
8 hrs
  -> Good evening and thanks, Peter.
agree  Kim Metzger
17 hrs
  -> Good morning and thanks, KIm.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +14
center / centre
if it's a part of a name, don't change


Explanation:
As you may know, they are AE and BE spellings respectively. But if the word is used as a proper noun, I would write it as they are written and would not change it.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-02-05 10:44:48 GMT)
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One example, but you'll see "Labour Party" referring to the UK Labour Party spelled with a "u" inserted when referred to in The New York Times or The Washington Post.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 00:43
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melissa Mann
4 mins
  -> Thank you Melissa
agree  Craig Meulen
26 mins
  -> Thank you Craig
agree  Dr. Andrew Frankland
38 mins
  -> Thank you Andrew
agree  Patricia Townshend (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you Patricia
agree  Oliver Lawrence
1 hr
  -> Grazie, Oliver
agree  English2Korean
1 hr
  -> Thank you English2Korean
agree  Nikki Graham
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Nikki
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Paula
agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Jack!
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Stephanie
agree  John Detre
3 hrs
  -> Thank you John
agree  Adsion Liu
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Adison
agree  Rolf Keiser
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Goldcoaster
agree  Peter Skipp
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Peter
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