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Article #2051Re: American to English spelling
From: John E. Koontz X5180
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 1990 16:50
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 1990 16:50
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In article <2402@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill" Tuthill) writes: >Does anybody have an editor script to convert American spelling >(localize, color) to English spelling (localise, colour)? I'd use >the term British instead of English, except that English spelling >is also the norm in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Actually, I've been given to understand that Canadian spelling has some American elements. Apart from the problem that Scott notes, I'd suggest using a correcting spell checker. To take the homograph problem into account, run it in supervised mode. If you can find a British spelling checker, you won't have much problem getting started, apart from needing to prime it with the homographs in your personal list.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!uunet!cme!cam!koontz From: koontz@cam.nist.gov (John E. Koontz X5180) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: American to English spelling Summary: Use a misspelling program. Message-ID: <5727@alpha.cam.nist.gov> Date: 9 Nov 90 16:50:25 GMT References: <2402@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> <27180@cs.yale.edu> Organization: National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Lines: 14