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From: thomson@hub.toronto.edu (Brian Thomson)
Subject: Re: American word list wanted
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Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 88 14:01:56 EDT

In article <76@avsd.UUCP> govett@avsd.UUCP (David Govett) writes:
>> In article <431@mks.UUCP> wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) writes:
>> I suppose words like color, center, behavior are American words.
>
>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?   

This assumes that the Academie is the official arbiter of the orthography
of 900-year old Norman French, an assumption that may be disputed.

Americans, by their preference for 'color', 'favor', and 'honor', show
that they would rather be language lackeys of the Spanish than of the
French.  Is that really such an improvement?
-- 
		    Brian Thomson,	    CSRI Univ. of Toronto
		    utcsri!uthub!thomson, thomson@hub.toronto.edu