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What happens when the US and UK disagree? Not to mention the other ~80 countries that use it). They can’t even agree on spelling.

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For German there is an international body. Regional language differences are officially acknowledged. For example, Swiss High German has no Esszet and in Austria January is spelled "Jenner" instead of "Januar".

Eszett, Jänner

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