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From: Mark J Musante <olorin@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: AMERICAN SPELLING!
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Ashley Price <ashleyprice@delete-thisbtinternet.com> wrote:
> I just thought I would mention that it is becoming a sad sight that so many
> of the posts on this newsgroup have American spelling. What with "color"
> instead of colour, "ax" instead of axe, "check" instead of cheque, etc. (and
> don't get me started on people who use 'ize' instead of 'ise' for words like
> authorise), I think is shows just how many British people are becoming
> influenced by too much American tv, film, books, etc.
>
> WHAT? You mean the majority of you are Americans?! Well, I never.  :-)

Can someone translate this for me?  We just went through a whole German
thread recently, and that was hard enough to understand.  But this?  This is
some crazy moon-language.

If you're going to post to this newsgroup, please write it in a language
from Earth.


-markm
