Don Pearce <[email protected]> writes:

> On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 06:41:56 -0700, Richard Crowley wrote:
>
>> "Jon Harris" wrote ...
>>> You may be correct, but common usage seems to be to use
>>> acronym for either one. In fact, I've never heard of the word
>>> initialism (and neither has the MS spell-checker).
>>
>> I prefer Merriam-Webster as an arbiter of language
>> over the MS spell-checker. www.m-w.com Handy.
>
> No good. It can't spell colour.

Huh? I get:

Main Entry: col·our
Pronunciation: 'k&-l&r
chiefly British variant of COLOR
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