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--- Gordon Talge  wrote:

> A little off topic, but I know that there are some members
> of the list that are British or are from countries that following
> the British spelling and grammar.
>
> I would like to get a little input. I saw this on the net
> while looking through some .pdf syllabus files of a professor
> at Philadelphia Community College.
>
> Quote:
>
> I use British spelling so I end my verbs in "ise" rather than
> "ize". I use the ending "our" rather than "or" (as in "colour")
> and I use the correct spelling "shew" rather than "show".
> If you have a problem with this, tough break!
>
> I checked to see if he was British and as far as I could tell
> he got is BA from Chicago and his PhD from Univ. of Mich. So
> he is probably an American.
>
> It seems to me that if you are an American you would use
> American spelling and if you are British you would use
> British spelling. Moreover, if you are an American and writing for
> a British audience it might be a good idea to have someone
> convert your work into British usage and visa versa.
>
> I did check his .pdf file and it was formatted to US letter
> 8 1/2" by 11", and he used inches in his formatting. I would
> think to be entirely consistent he would use A4 paper and
> the metric measurements.
>
> I wouldn't want to take a class from him.
>
> -- Gordon
>
> PS: The only time I have seen "shew" if in Whittaker and Watson's
> analysis book from the 1920s.
>
>
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Was it Winston Churchill who said that he had no patience with  person who
could only spell a word one way.?

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