> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Coyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Hey Christian, don't start this one again - we had a long
> series on this just
> recently!
> However, I might just remind you that the English language
> originated in
> England (not the Americas), and that part of it's vocabulary
> comes from the
> French. Therefore, French 'couleur' = English 'colour', and
> we don't really
> see why we should change. It was only the somewhat demented
> Mr. Webster who
> decided, quite unilaterally, to alter the spelling of some
> words in his famous
> dictionary, which was then adopted as standard American spelling.
>
I knew you guys would say that! I was just having some fun!
Christian Skofteland
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