Dialect wars

[Tom Zurinskas]

Japanese companies are moving to English

http://www.eltnews.com/news/archives/2010/07/japanese_compan.html

 

India is moving to English

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Editorial/articleshow/6112853.cms

 

Which spelling and dialect will prevail?

 

color =  880M google hits

colour = 233M google hits

 

program = 1,110M google hits

programme = 254M google hits


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+ 
see truespel.com phonetic spelling


 
 


                                          
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