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From: peck@ral.rpi.edu (Joseph Peck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: (yet another) Amiga 2000 system for sale
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Date: 20 Sep 90 17:30:28 GMT
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Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
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In article <5569@munnari.oz.au> krooglik@ecr.mu.oz.au (DAS IST WUNDERBAR!!) writes:
>
>  I am just inquiring as to why you American's are so non-standard. For example,you spell words different than the rest of the English language.
>
>  eg.    English			American
>	 grey				 gray
>	 colour				 color
>	 jewellery			 jewelery
>	 honour				 honor
>	  ono (or nearest offer)	  obo (or best offer)
>
>  just to name a few. Why on Earth do you spell them like you do?
>

Progress!  You wouldn't use an outdated computer if a new model was 
offered, especially if it were cheaper, would you?  We get to be lazy
and write (or type) fewer letters!  This also tends to save on storage
space, only so much fits on an 880k floppy.....   :)

>
>
>_______________________________________________________________________
>Alex Krooglik					krooglik@ecr.mu.oz.au
>University of Melbourne	
>Melbourne, Australia.

Joe Peck

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