RE: Off-Topic Rant on ./, KDE, et al. (was: Re: CD-ROM drive)

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

Quoting Jim Breen <jwb@example.com>:

>>> and as for Noah Webster, well, ... I don't care. 
>>> I just don't like typing "u" where I don't have to.  
>>> dont want to wear out my right index finger
>>> unneccessarily early, you know.
> 
> No-one forces you to do that. Just don't accuse those of 
> us who go on spelling the way we always have of anti-
> American practices.

As an American who prefers the British (or, according to 
me, at least, correct) English spellings, I can assure you 
that there is nothing anti- or even un-American about 
spelling according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Noah 
Webster's arbitrary decision is supported by some, ignored 
by others, and actually disliked by some (me), but his 
spellings have become one standard for English spelling, 
one that is usually used by Americans. Compare this to the 
emacs vs. vi, Gnome vs. KDE, or FSF vs. OSI debates. Both 
choices do the same things, both are valid, both are 
preferred by some people and detested by others. In short, 
chose a spelling standard and apply it consistantly.


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Josh Glover
jmglov@example.com
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