Re: FN-FORUM OT - specialty - and other stuff ....

date posted 7th September 2002 23:17

> Unfortunately the US language still retains alot of the olde english
> spellings of 300 years ago. What's better: a language that is truer to
> the "traditional" or one that has evolved?
>

god aefen, ade

There wasn't any official spelling back then. Just because the English is
older doesn't make it better (or easier to understand). American evolved
differently from some common roots.

Hat acolað, hwit asolað,
leof alaðaþ, leoht aðystrað
æghwæt forealdað þæs þe ece ne byð



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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ade(funkyfish)" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM OT - specialty - and other stuff ....


> Paul J White wrote:
> >>when they're out of stock of something they have these little signs they
> >>put up saying "Temporary Out of Stock" .... you'd think someone at Tesco
> >>would've realised ....!!
> >>
> >
> > Well at least they don't sell scabby, half off stock like Safeway in
Byker.
> > And that's not libelous, I have the evidence in my kitchen ;-)
> >
> > I equally despise crappy US spelling, and bow only to Kathy in my
pedantry
> > for correct grammar and spelling - but nice contribution today, Judy!!
> >
> > Paul.
>
> Unfortunately the US language still retains alot of the olde english
> spellings of 300 years ago. What's better: a language that is truer to
> the "traditional" or one that has evolved?
>
> my sixpence
>
> ade
>
>
>
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