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From: govett@avsd.UUCP (David Govett)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.databases,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: American word list wanted
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Date: 4 Apr 88 17:28:14 GMT
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> In article <431@mks.UUCP> wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) writes:
> >What the @#$%# is an "American" word?
> 
> I suppose words like color, center, behavior are American words. In a
> proper English dictionary, they would be spelt properly - colour, centre
> and behaviour.
> 


Your choice of "English" words is amusing.

Those words were rammed down English throats by William after Harold
squandered his opportunities in 1066.   Have you checked with
the Academie Francais for their correct spelling?   

Wouldn't the Anglo-Saxons be ashamed of your stewardship of the language!  
You have allowed it to be defiled, debased, and otherwise corrupted.
Shame on you!  I suggest an English Academy to purge the mother tongue
of all infestation.

We Americans are switching to ASB (American standard binary) next year.
English is too imprecise.