Don Pearce <[email protected]> writes:

> On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:57:47 GMT, Randy Yates wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> Exactly - we don't have variants, we have the correct spelling. I
> understand there is an American variant, however.

Yes, I suppose that's correct if you insist your viewpoint is the
authoritative one.
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