Re: Licence or license?

Subject: Re: Licence or license?
From: peter -at- softwell -dot- co -dot- uk (Peter Hirons)
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:19 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)


> According to Webster, both the noun and the verb can be spelled
> "license" or "licence". "License" is listed as being the more common
> noun form and the considerably more common verb form. The spellings are
> not listed as being different for AE and BE.
>
> The safest choice, therefore, seems to be to use "license" for both the
> noun and the verb.

No, no, no - unless you are writing American rather than English.
Webster's is an American dictionary.

Licence is the noun, license the verb.

Peter


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