Path: utzoo!yunexus!unicus!rae
From: rae@unicus.UUCP (Reid Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: American word list wanted
Summary: American words are words like "color", "center", "draft" etc etc
Keywords: american canadian british words spelling
Message-ID: <2453@unicus.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 88 23:30:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: unicus.2453
Posted: Tue Mar 29 18:30:42 1988
References: <7776@apple.Apple.Com> <431@mks.UUCP>
Reply-To: rae@Unicus.COM (Reid Ellis)
Followup-To: comp.misc, can.general
Organization: Unicus Software Inc.
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In article <7776@apple.Apple.Com>, grady@Apple.COM (Grady Ward) writes:
> Wanted: E-mail containing lists of unusual (viz., less common, proper
> nouns) American words, spelled correctly. 

In article <431@mks.UUCP> wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) writes:
>What the @#$%# is an "American" word? Do you mean an English word not
>used in any other country? Or are you starting a trend to change the
>name of the language you and I both speak (with minor allowances for
>dialects)?

For text, there are differences between American, Canadian and British.
These are all English dialects.  Determining which one is the most
correct is left as an exercise for the reader.

Friend, countryman, lend me your eyes:
 American : color  center draftsman
 Canadian : colour centre draughtsman