Computing and Politics

Fraser Campbell fraser-eicrhRFjby5dCsDujFhwbypxlwaOVQ5f at public.gmane.org
Tue Mar 30 14:04:23 UTC 2004


On Tuesday 30 March 2004 08:36, SRB wrote:

> Another thing we should try to protect is our language. "Favor" and
> "neighbor" are not properly spelled in Marcus' message (unless you are from
> the USA). This is sometimes the most annoying influence of Americanism that
> is ever pervasive in our culture.

English is a bastard language.  Shouldn't we spell it naybur and fayver 
(according to most pronunciations anyway ;-)

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