[plug] Spellcheck please

skribe skribe at amber.com.au
Wed Feb 23 19:44:37 WST 2000


At 17:28 23/02/00 +0800, Mike Holland wrote:
>On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, russ wrote:
>
>> skribe wrote:
>> > They are but only if you insist on spelling colour without the `u'.
>> 
>> When did they put a 'u' in color?  ;)
>
>Some time in the last century or so, when it became trendy with English
>yuppies to Frenchify everything. e.g. program became "programme",
>-ize became -ise, etc. Dont blame the yanks.

Actually colour has had the `u' since about 1200.  

skribe 
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