[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48152: en as default language instead of en_us

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#48152: en as default language instead of en_us
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 Reporter:  colomet       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  I18N          |     Version:  5.2.3
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by knutsp):

 Replying to [comment:2 colomet]:
 > I do no ask that. I do ask if is possible to create a new language. To
 duplicate en_us with en, so not localization would be if that option is
 selected.

 "en" could mean International
 English[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_English] and be a
 separate language. 99.9% of strings would probably be copied from "en_US"
 Or from the other flavours of English that is defined.

 What would be the gain if the language code was "en" instead of "en_US"?

 There is no localization coupled to "en_US". "US" indicates the flavour of
 the language, not he localization. It's just an internal identifier. It's
 only visible when admin is choosing a language, and could even removed
 from the dropdown.

 Anyway, this not a core thing, but for the polyglots team on Make
 WordPress[https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/]. Asking for a new
 language to be created is straight forward and happens regularly when
 someone who knows an unsupported language comes forward and are willing to
 do or manage the translation (AFIK).

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