I'm Canadian, which kind of makes me a dual citizen as far as spelling/language usage is concerned. e.g. I would use chalk to colour the sidewalk.
If my fandom is based in the US I tend to Americanize the spelling, especially, as you point out if it's character based. Willow would be coloring the sidewalk. Giles however would keep his "u"s.
If I'm writing original fic, it depends again where the story is based (and what market I'm thinking of) A Toronto story gets Canada spelling (that wacky hybrid), if it's set in Europe, UK English is used, and state side? Bye bye "u"s and I'll add in the "z".
Why? *shrug* I guess I'm making an assumption that my readers for my fanfic are predominately American and I don't want to jar them out of the story, like you were.
Hmm that's a longer rant than I thought. May I have my 2 cents please?
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If my fandom is based in the US I tend to Americanize the spelling, especially, as you point out if it's character based. Willow would be coloring the sidewalk. Giles however would keep his "u"s.
If I'm writing original fic, it depends again where the story is based (and what market I'm thinking of) A Toronto story gets Canada spelling (that wacky hybrid), if it's set in Europe, UK English is used, and state side? Bye bye "u"s and I'll add in the "z".
Why? *shrug* I guess I'm making an assumption that my readers for my fanfic are predominately American and I don't want to jar them out of the story, like you were.
Hmm that's a longer rant than I thought. May I have my 2 cents please?