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Subject:Re: QUESTION: British vs. American spelling From:"Michael A. Lewis" <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Sat, 1 Nov 1997 21:10:59 +1100
E,T, Hull wrote:
>
> I'll stick my neck out.
>
> The spelling does not bother me nor does it impede my comprehension but I
> have problems with a style which I often associate with British
> writing. I cal it the "use ten words if five are sufficient" style.
>
> I agrre that this could just be the form that my prejudice takes.
No: it's the form that bad writing takes. Believe me, we Brits
(expatriate or otherwise) don't own it -- like missionaries and the pox,
it knows no boundaries.
--
Michael Lewis
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