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+{ config, ... }: {
+  home.language = let
+    ca = "en_CA.UTF-8";
+    gb = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+    dk = "en_DK.UTF-8";
+  in {
+    base = ca;
+    ctype = ca;
+    time = dk;
+    numeric = ca;
+    collate = ca;
+    monetary = ca;
+    messages = ca;
+    paper = gb;
+    name = gb;
+    address = ca;
+    telephone = ca;
+    measurement = ca;
+  };
+}