Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Aug 1998 17:00:24 +1000 | From | Dancer <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: Linux-2.1.116.. |
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It's a damn nuisance when you're programming (error: "COLOUR_RED" not defined.). I don't much care what nationalisms people use in their writing and email. It's just a pain when you encounter it in code, or dictionaries.
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llornkcor wrote: > > Excuse me, does it REALLY matter how a word is spelled? It is the MEANING > that counts. It's that sort of pompous attitude that starts wars and such. > Just because a country (or person) chooses to spell words differently than > someone else, does not make the people any more or less educated than any > other country. Please can we keep topics such as this off this list and > perhaps on another list. Such as imbetterthanyouare@suckass.com? > > >Color is the American spelling. Colour is the correct spelling for the > >English language as spoken/written in Britain, Australia and the rest of > >the educated world. As Gregory was pointing out, Linus' English is too > >good for him to be an American :) > > > >David. > > > > > >- > >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > >Please read the FAQ at http://www.altern.org/andrebalsa/doc/lkml-faq.html > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.altern.org/andrebalsa/doc/lkml-faq.html
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