LL-L "Orthography" 2005.06.25 (05) [E]

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From: vanatten <vanatten at xs4all.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2005.06.24 (07) [E]

Re Leslie Decker: ' Well, I'm completely used to these non-US spellings, but
to many of us the "-our" makes words like color and flavor look like they
should rhyme with "flour." '
I don't know, if ye're British, but to my Dutch opinion there are other
inconsequences in the English. Take different spelling of "cough",
"although" and "Slough" as an example!

Jan van Atten

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From: Marsha Wilson <NanaMarsha at msn.com>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2005.06.24 (07) [E]


Nah......Leslie may indeed be worldly and educated, but little ol' me also 
chafes at leaving that "e" out.  I suspect our numbers are legion, LOL.
Marsha
/surfacing from melding households muddle

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

  Leslie (above):

  > BTW, I agree that spelling the word 'judgment' makes no sense.
  > Drives me crazy when I see it, even though I know I have to write
  > it that way here!

  Ditto.  I write it very, very reluctantly like that and hate it quite a 
bit.
  There is a part of Seattle whose name is spelled <Wedgwood> ... Grrrrghgh!

  I used to think this <dg> peeve of mine was rare, that I have it only
  because I did not grow up in the US and started of with non-American
  spelling, because no one I mentioned this to understood what the "big 
deal"
  was.  It's good for me to "hear" you say this, Leslie.  Or is it "only"
  because you're exceptionally educated and have lived abroad, have become 
one
  of "us"?

  Regards,
  Reinhard/Ron


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

Jan (above):

> to my Dutch opinion there are other
> inconsequences in the English. Take different spelling of "cough",
> "although" and "Slough" as an example!

Oh, Jan, dear innocent, novice Jan!  You have no idea what sort of witches 
dances are likely to result from any challenges to the orthographic status 
quo here and elsewhere, especially when it's the English one.  We've been 
there many a time.

And our Marsha (also above):

> Nah......Leslie may indeed be worldly and educated, but little ol'
> me also chafes at leaving that "e" out.  I suspect our numbers
> are legion, LOL.
> Marsha
> /surfacing from melding households muddle

Oh, come on now, Marsha!  Don't hide your little ol' light under a bushel! 
The fact that you've been gracing us with your presence, attention and 
inquisitiveness goes to show that you are "different," more observant, 
attentive and openminded than most people, are willing to think about things 
and to consider alternatives.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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