[stylist] question about terminology

[Pagan Tree]

Just a funny note here; this was the subject of a Jeopardy question last
week and so I could say with a tiny bit of knowledge that the reason of the
different spellings is because when Webster was making the first dictionary
in the U.S. he did not like the way the Brits spelled things so he changed
them. Wow, I said that all in one sentence. What a run on. I guess the main
moral of the story here is that if you want to spell things with a bit of
flare, go ahead, but be sure to punctuate and not follow my lead with
sentence length. ;) Eve

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <
stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Agree, smile.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Kuell
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:21 AM
> To: 'Semirhage'; 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] question about terminology
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> Hi Vejas,
>
> I agree with Sem, although I have more sympathy for American teachers,
> professors and editors. After all, you could theoretically spell any number
> of words any number of ways, but when you do, communication breaks down.
> That's why we have dictionaries, and teachers teach to a uniform standard.
>
> Using terms like whilst or thou are unusual, but still acceptable. But
> substituting an s instead of a z in words like socialize or an s instead of
> a c in practice add nothing, and I personally can't see why you would
> prefer
> them except to irritate authority, which I must admit, has it's appeal.
> But,
> I think you better be willing to pay the price for your nonconformity.
>
> Chris
>
>
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