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From: koontz@cam.nist.gov (John E. Koontz X5180)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: American to English spelling
Summary: Use a misspelling program.
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Date: 9 Nov 90 16:50:25 GMT
References: <2402@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> <27180@cs.yale.edu>
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In article <2402@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> tut@cairo.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill "Bill" Tuthill) writes:
>Does anybody have an editor script to convert American spelling
>(localize, color) to English spelling (localise, colour)?  I'd use
>the term British instead of English, except that English spelling
>is also the norm in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

Actually, I've been given to understand that Canadian spelling has some  
American elements.  

Apart from the problem that Scott notes, I'd suggest using a correcting
spell checker.  To take the homograph problem into account, run it in
supervised mode.  If you can find a British spelling checker, you won't
have much problem getting started, apart from needing to prime it with 
the homographs in your personal list.