Computing and Politics

[James Knott]

Fraser Campbell wrote:
> 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 ;-)
> 

Many of the American pronunciations are the "original" versions, which 
were around before current British usage.

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