Following the recent discussions about UK and US spelling, does anyone
in America have a spool of 'YLI Colours'? Does the label say Colours
or Colors? It's an American company but the spool I have, which was
purchased in UK at Ally Pally Knitting Stitching, reads 'Colours' and
was made in
Maybe I can throw in a word or two here as someone who was a translator for
a couple of decades. For a long time it was usual for UK companies to keep
UK spelling when they marketed in the US because UK spelling was believed to
be perceived by Americans as having an aura of prestige. For a
Sister Claire,
it is still the same thing in big companies I know from a girl friend.
Ilske
Am 21.03.2009 um 11:21 schrieb Sister Claire:
Maybe I can throw in a word or two here as someone who was a
translator for
a couple of decades. For a long time it was usual for UK companies
to keep
AM
To: Arachne Arachne
Subject: [lace] YLI Colours
Following the recent discussions about UK and US spelling, does anyone
in America have a spool of 'YLI Colours'? Does the label say Colours
or Colors? It's an American company but the spool I have, which was
purchased in UK at Ally Pally
Hello Sr Claire and Ilske
Thank you for that info - all the more reason to keep to my English
spelling!
Brenda
On 21 Mar 2009, at 10:21, Sister Claire wrote:
For a long time it was usual for UK companies to keep
UK spelling when they marketed in the US because UK spelling was
believed to
