On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:10:56 GMT, Randy Yates wrote:

> 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.

Well, certainly original. I think we have to agree that a variant is that
which came after - not before.

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