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[Groff] Spelling [was Possible Bug in s.tmac]
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Peter Schaffter |
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[Groff] Spelling [was Possible Bug in s.tmac] |
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Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:14:59 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.4i |
On Fri, Sep 24, 2004, Meg McRoberts wrote:
> I must say that I've always questioned the decision of the technical
> community to make American English the standard.
I suspect the reason has to do with the economy of bytes. By and
large, American spellings are leaner and meaner, making them the
obvious choice back when size (smaller = better) mattered. "Donut"
vs "doughnut," for example. Plus, American spellings tend to
be slightly more phonetic than British, making them easier for
non-English speakers to master.
--
Peter Schaffter
Author of _The Schumann Proof_ (RendezVous Press, Canada)