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- From: mmmirash@banshee.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: quite unique
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- Date: 22 Nov 92 01:17:38 GMT
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- In article <BxzJ11.5Ao@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umjaco19@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Martin Andreas Jacobs) writes:
- >In article <Bxy9Gy.How@ccu.umanitoba.ca> ens@ccu.umanitoba.ca () writes:
- >>In <28361@castle.ed.ac.uk> cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
- >>[...]
- >>>The specialisation of originally synonymous terms to express finer
- >>>distinctions, or to remove ambiguity, for example. An instance of this
- >>>is the British adoption of the US spelling "program" to designate a
- >>>computer program, and the specialisation of "programme" for such cases
- >>>as "programme of research".
- >>
- >>'Program' is not just the US spelling; it was the regular British
- >>spelling until the 19th century.
- >>
- >>In any case the word has pretty much the same meaning in both cases.
- >>Would you consider it an improvement to adopt yet another spelling for
- >>a TV programn? The possibility for ambiguity between a computer
- > ^^^^^^^^
- >Huh ?
- >
- >[stuff deleted]
- >
- >>>Another improvement is the adoption in
- >>>Britain of the US meaning of "billion", rather than fostering
- >>>ambiguity by continuing to fight a losing battle in favour of the
- >>>British "billion".
- >>
- >>At last! Before you know it, we'll have you spelling 'favor' correctly.
- > ^^^^^
- >>
- >[even more stuff deleted]
- >>
- >
- >The last time I checked, 'favour' was still spelled with a 'u' in Canada !
- >
- >>Werner
- >
- >Martin
- >
-
- Capital! Go for it Martin! Favour is spelled with a 'u' in most places
- around the world. Werner showed his ignorance (as do most Americans) of
- the correct spelling of favour! It is unfortunate that Americans have
- corrupted the written language.
-
- Mandar.
-
- P.S. Flames will be ignored!
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