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Clutching at straws | 24 comments (24 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Spellcheck is your friend (none / 0)

Hmm... Some time has passed and I still can't see why you would change the US conventional English spelling of the word "center" to "centre." :)

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government -- Edward Abbey

by serik berik (serik[dot]berik on Gmail) on Mon Nov 27th, 2006 at 07:23:43 PM EST
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Re: Spellcheck is your friend (4.00 / 2)

Geographic location of both writer and reader? US spelling is valid in USA Canada(?) Mexico Philippines Japan South Korea Taiwan Guam Marshall Islands Liberia and Israel, UK spelling is valid in UK EU CH non-EU Scandinavia + NATO (as US concession to UK) NZ AUS Hong Kong most of Eurasia including India Egypt Nigeria and China to spite Taiwan...?

"Ignoring moralities is always undesirable, but doing so systematically is really worrisome." Mohammed Khatami

by eternalcityblues (parvati_roma aaaat libero.it) on Mon Nov 27th, 2006 at 08:02:42 PM EST
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