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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Rockbox FAQ for the blindRe: Rockbox FAQ for the blind
From: Fred Maxwell <rockbox_at_anti-spam.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:16:00 -0400 Green, Tom wrote: > So, in the US, only "The Rockbox team is justifiably proud..." is > correct. Tom is, of course, correct. I work for a corporation which has a worldwide presence and we constantly deal with differences in English usage. In addition to the aformentioned difference in the handling of collective nouns, there are also many differences in spelling. A few examples (US, British): color, colour defense, defence analyze, analyse center, centre check, cheque program, programme traveling, travelling learned, learnt skillful, skilful There is no way to make a document which is correct in both British English and U.S. English. Looking at it objectively, U.S. English is slightly more logical due to the reforms introduced by Benjamin Franklin to simplify the spelling (e.g, dropping the "u" from honor, color, etc.). Regards, Fred Maxwell _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-06-24 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |