In message 
<5f5a140eb5cb094bb4d2c477c8c4ad99aa9...@sjc1amfpew04.am.sanm.corp>, 
dated Fri, 29 Feb 2008, "Tarver, Peter" <peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com> 
writes:

>Well, then, by all means, those who insisted that 'earth' be used, 
>instead of 'ground,' in the writing of all these IEC safety standards, 
>needs to get in step with the rest of the world, instead of trying to 
>make the world conform to their terminology.

In fact, IEC allows the use of either British or US English, but only 
one in each standard, no mixing. I don't know of any special ruling 
regarding 'ground' - there is nothing like that in Directives Part 2, 
which is where it would be.
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