Early in my life, before 2014 or 2015, I didn't used to feel annoyed looking at the way certain words were spelt in America's viewing because I didn't know what they were about, or the difference between their spellings and Britain's ones, until those years I asked my mother, "What are these spellings about?" She revealed to me that they are spellings used by America, and the others we use are ours, when writing text.
So, because this truth has been permanently known to me... Unfortunately I have this catastrophic problem (and jealousy) with seeing any of the words spelt by Americans, or even people not Americans not getting the real idea of native spelling and easily think the same way as America does, anywhere I go when reading such information on screen. Especially the two kinds of mispelt factors for words can be having "or" than "our", and "ize" than "ise". For example, "favorite" than "favourite", or "realize" than "realise".
But, sadly a lot of people and places always tend to spell these such words and any other possible ones in America's style, which really does annoy me seeing them, and even takes away my interests in things that they may exist in or get used for, especially video gaming, which I tend to think, "Why? Why don't others choose to use British spelt words for me on even the things I otherwise like? As if I don't deserve it?" There's so much odd reasons of a story here why they upset me and still today, even if I am trying to improve, get used to them again or whatever, as if it just never will work at all or not relevant in this case. When I just normally play through a game, for instance Legend of Zelda, since it has so much dialogue to read, the chances of those such "regional words" (which I personally refer to) can appear, depending on what is being said, and quite honestly it can prove very difficult to tell what any of the regional words will pop up to upset me and even distract my otherwise normal understanding in what the info are just generally saying about things in the game and/or what to do next. Yes I know that even America's chosen spellings in words still mean the same thing as Britain's, but even with all the advice from others and my family members that I've been sharing this apocalyptic mental problem of mine all the years, it still does test me, always seeing any words spelt in US style and not the British ones which I'm otherwise comfortable with and personally wish it get used more than US ones for anything, but they don't, sadly. Very disappointing for my system these days now and always, especially in games again. Looking at American spellings and being unintendedly upset by them for no reason is just like seeing ugly demons, along with the way my mind also has seen as a problem for decades - standalone letters such as "e" and "s", which has to look like happy but annoying faces. In fact, like that's always Nintendo's fault for being that way to me, however that would mean it. Complicated to explain why, I know, but hey, this is an autistic site, you know. It means a person's mind not being normal but have special ways of thinking about life.
And before any of you might use regional-based words if you choose to respond here, either type in the words for British format over American for me, or only use standard words not anything to do with regional spelling, UK or US, like commonly "the", "and", "game", whatever. Or if talking about colours, maybe just use "palettes" instead, as that's definitely not in the regional category of words like that "colours" one is. Simple as that. I don't like to get upset here so be careful.
Last thing to note about my problem with US spellings, even though not many of you here might understand anyway - when I see American words, especially the ones with "ize" over "ise", I think of that horrible and not-so-friendly boss character from Streets of Rage 4, called Diva. You haven't seen her? Look up pictures of her in the search engines (just not "G", that's another thing I refuse to accept, so don't mention it here, please). I know she's just another character, but since at first when I discovered seeing her first time, I normally thought, "OK, she's just another character I haven't seen before. No problem I guess." But, as more time passed by... Strangely she's become permanently known to me and a total annoyance even in my thinking, let alone seeing her in action of that "Streets of Rage 4" game itself. The way she looks in expression, with that mean attitude and so on... It really bugs me these days and probably forever more now, without any reasoning. Like I wished I never knew her but I did, as far as the many different people and things in life to discover are concerned. Some OK always, but some not. I really hate that Diva girl now, and it's also why I can't seem to give any trust to dark-skinned people now, either. They always torment me in mental situations, regardless of how I feel and such, positive or otherwise. Long story as well on this bizarre issue I have too, but there. Unless if one of the dark-skinned people could be reasonable to me somehow...but I don't know. Odd ideas the mind likes to run wild on.
