Files with different language variants in same project

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Hello, 
 I organise my work by Client and by Year (so each year I create a new Client project and add files to it as they come, then close the project at the end of the year). 
 Most translations are into EN GB, but sometimes I need to translate to EN US. What I have always done is to run a spell check on the finalised document after translation. Is there any way to define the project for both GB and US and then define each file for either GB or US? 
 Yes, I know about AnyTM. That allows me to use the same TM, but it would be good if the "misspellings" in GB or US were flagged while working and if the finalised doc was already marked as GB or US in Word. As it is they are all GB and I have to change to US when I run the spell check in Word. 
 Grateful for any guidance. 
 Mark

Paul Filkin · Accepted Answer

Mark Hamlen 
 Mark Hamlen said: Is there any way to define the project for both GB and US and then define each file for either GB or US? 
 No, not out of the box. Maybe one thing you could do is this: 
 
 Create a multilingual project going into en-US and en-GB 
 then use this app to remove the target language files that don't need to be in a particular language: https://appstore.sdl.com/language/app/delete-language-specific-target-files/782/ 
 
 This way you would have a single project with the files into the specific flavour of English you wanted. 
 Mark Hamlen said: it would be good if the "misspellings" in GB or US were flagged while working 
 Maybe... you could merge the US and GB dictionaries into one, and call it either US or GB. I've never tried this so I don't know how successful it would be, but that would be the starting point for my investigation if I rally wanted to do something like this... which I don't.

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Files with different language variants in same project

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