Pacifican English

Pacifican English (PcE; en-PC) is an umbrella term for the dialects of English spoken in Pacifica. It holds official status in the country, with a smaller population of its speakers living on Saint Benedict Island. Most of its influence derives from the English spoken in Britain and Canada, though many characteristics of American and Australian English influenced the language.

Anglo-Pacifican English
As the most common varient, this form is relatively homogenous and is therefore mostly similar to Canadian and General American English. Depending on the region, one's vocabulary could also be influenced by Aurentian, French, Ektæó or Russian.

Neuwaurenter English
This dialect is generally a second language for most people, though it could be referred to as a first one depending on the definition. A number of words are generally used in one's vocabulary, including:


 * Pully/Pullies -> sweater
 * "Draught" (pronounced /dɹɔt/) -> to jump out to scare someone (from Ektæó "drácht")

As Aurentian has a voiceless labial-velar approximent to compensate for the letter w, this dialect does not have a wine-whine merger. In addition, /x/ tends to occur in Aurentian loanwords.

Differences

 * Anglophones are often called "Anglos" and Francophones "Francos"
 * Like Rairan English, certain prefixes could be abbreviated. For example, the word microscope could be written as "µscope" or "µ-scope," or microphone as "µphone" or "µ-phone"
 * "Draught" (pronounced /dɹɔt/) could be an acceptable synonym to mean that someone is jumping out to scare someone (from Ektæó "drácht") (ex. Bob tried to draught Joe)
 * A boonie or a bucket hat could be called a "bowler." Bowler hats are generally called "derbies"
 * (From Japanese 草履): flip-flops are often called "zories" (sing. zori)
 * Canadian English spelling and Pacifican English spelling are more or less the same, though "gray" could be used in place of the word "grey" (the former is most commonly used among younger speakers). "Fulfil" is mostly a spelling that is more common amongst older generations, while the difference between program and programme are still present in this dialect
 * "Pully/Pullies" refers to a sweater (from German "Pulli/Pullover")
 * Kilo(s) is used as a shorthand term for the word kilogram and "K" is used for speed (as in 40K [kilometres] an hour). To a lesser extent, "hecto(s)," "milli(s)," "nano(s)" and rarely any other prefix could also be used for mass and volume (ex. That holds about 500 millis)