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Article #2147Re: American to English spelling
From: Brian T. Schellenberger
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 15:29
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 15:29
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In article <2402@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill" Tuthill) writes: |I'd use |the term British instead of English, except that English spelling |is also the norm in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Rather ironic to use the term "English" as the more inclusive one, since England is a portion of Great Britain rather than vice-versa. It is usual to refer to this as "British" spelling, as in the "the British Empire," which pretty accurately describes where this spelling prevails. -- -- Brian, the Man from Babble-on. bts@unx.sas.com -- (Brian Schellenberger) "And when the votes were cast, the winner was . . . Mister James K. Polk, Napolean of the stump." -- THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rutgers!mcnc!rti!mozart!bts From: bts@unx.sas.com (Brian T. Schellenberger) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: American to English spelling Message-ID: <1990Nov28.152955.26703@unx.sas.com> Date: 28 Nov 90 15:29:55 GMT References: <2402@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Lines: 17