RE: English isn't the native tongue of ...

["Fullerton, Elizabeth" <Elizabeth -dot- Fullerton -at- team -dot- telstra -dot- com>]

*I* knew it was a joke. I came back with some very witty repartee, which got bounced back to me the next day, so you missed it... oh, ok, here it was:

"But Webster had awful trouble with spelling, didn't he? - A distinct dislike for the letter "u", as I recall... He's hanging out with Merriam now, isn't he?"

I mean, really, Americans knocking Australian English? - How could you not know it was a joke? (So now we just need a Pom to jump in, maybe do a little whinging about Australian and American English...)

The regional variations of English are really quite interesting, in both written and spoken language. Not to mention the accents!


> Yes, I meant it as a joke.  I am sorry that anyone was offended.  I was also 
> very shocked to find out that "trial" is a verb in an Australian 
> dicitionary.  Noah Webster must be turning over in his grave...



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