LL-L "Orthography" 2003.02.25 (08) [E]

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From: luc.hellinckx at pandora.be <luc.hellinckx at pandora.be>
Subject: Orthography

Beste Sandy,

Recently you wrote :

>It all starts with the idea that a word can't begin with <dg> and can't end
with <j>.

The English dictionary that I'm having (Van Dale), mentions the following
words though :

_hadj_, _raj_, _swaraj_, and _taj_ (of course they are loan words *s*)

Even the spelling _hajj_ with two final <j>'s is atttested.

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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From: Ian James Parsley <parsleyij at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Croistoir and Ron,

Don't get me wrong, I agree with you on _adviser_. The
_-or_ version should be banned and people who use it
imprisoned!

Not that I'm one to 'enforce my view' or anything...

Regards,

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Ian James Parsley
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JOY - "Jesus, Others, You"

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Ian:

> Don't get me wrong, I agree with you on _adviser_.

How can I get you wrong when you make it so abundantly clear?  :)  But you
seem to have gotten *me* wrong.  I didn't take sides, just said:

> By the way, Americans are totally conflicted about the options _adviser_
and
> _advisor_.  Both spellings are used all over the place, even by the same
> person.  I don't think anyone really considers it important enough to lose
> any sleep over it.

Blame the old mellowing (or aging) process, but -- to put it bluntly -- I
don't really give a rat's behind if people write <adviser> or <advisor>.
It's not the kind of thing that I get my knickers in a twist over these
days.

> The
> _-or_ version should be banned and people who use it
> imprisoned!

Why not have their writing hands severed at the wrist?  Well, don't bother!
If justice prevails they will go straight to orthography hell when they die.

Hey!  What about <supervisor>?  <Superviser> rather?  ;)

Cheers!
Reinhard/Ron

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