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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: 100 most common... #62463 03/28/02 10:46 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 B Bean old hand Bean old hand B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 It does not list licence what-so-ever, and I have never seen this spelling before today! Dear Angel (whoops, that almost came out "Angle"), modestgoddess is giving you the correct Canadian spelling (which is where we both are): in Canada it is, in fact, a driver's licence. (I just checked mine.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Webster and OED #62464 03/28/02 11:42 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA [[Why do so many people use Webster's? Get thee to an Oxford! Also, the Associated Press Style Book recommends using the Webster's definition, spelling, usage, etc. if a word is not defined, or usage clarified, in the AP stylebook itself. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 100 most common... Huh? #62465 03/28/02 01:13 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 changeable The verb "change" keeps its [e] here to indicate that the [g] is soft, not hard. (That is also why "judgement" is the correct spelling of this word, no matter what anyone says.) Well? Which is it to be? Do we sposed to spell changeable cee aitch ay en gee ee ay bee ell ee or jay you dee gee ee em ee en tee? I mean, these guys are really looking out through their eyeballs. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 100 most common... Huh? #62466 03/28/02 02:06 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada B boronia enthusiast boronia enthusiast B Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada aitch ay aitch ay aitch ay!!! good one, Faldage! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Webster and OED #62467 03/28/02 03:05 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Also, the Associated Press Style Book recommends using the Webster's definition, spelling, usage, etc. if a word is not defined, or usage clarified, in the AP stylebook itself. Sorry, Wow, but the AP stylebook ceases to cut ice at the beaches of your fair land ... as does Websters. Most non-US newspaper stylebooks are based on The Times stylebook. I should know ... I was involved in revising our newspaper's style book many moons ago! We did crib a couple of things USn from the AP stylebook, but that was just so we didn't offend you when we were writing about you. We don't really worry about that any more! And ... Licence/License Practice/Practise etc. are used, still. The proofreaders may not be well-enough educated to understand the subtleties, however! The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Webster and OED #62468 03/28/02 05:56 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada O Capital, my Capital! Thanks for this - I couldn't have put it better myself and was thinking of putting it worse! So glad you saved me from myself.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Webster and OED #62469 03/28/02 06:22 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I am really having a hard time understanding the diffuglety (or issue) here. have we not all agreed that US spelling is different to UK/Canadian/Oz/NZ spelling and that arguing these differences gets us nowhere? what is the special issue with license (or any of these others)? I will refer you to W3, which is the ne plus ultra of US references, and which prefers license for all forms (although licence rates an or for the noun and only an also for the verb). http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter aside to tsuwm #62470 03/28/02 06:32 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Every once in a little while, someone has to state the obvious, ron. Glad you were the one to do it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Webster and OED #62471 03/28/02 06:36 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada I am really having a hard time understanding the diffuglety (or issue) here. have we not all agreed that US spelling is different to UK/Canadian/Oz/NZ spelling and that arguing these differences gets us nowhere? and that's where ya shooda ended yer post - because when you go on to refer us non-USns to W3 you just continue the squabble. I could agree with the above, but not with being referred to W3. I don't WANT to refer to your dictionary! There may be fewer of us (UK/Canuck/Antipodean spellers), but we're everywhere, we're everywhere! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Webster and OED #62472 03/28/02 06:37 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >when you go on to refer... to W3 you just continue the squabble. on the contrary, I just want everyone to understand clearly the US version, which has been somewhat occluded herein. http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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