David Fletcher wrote: > On Monday 28 August 2006 15:02, Ed Greshko wrote: >> They are not the same in the context of language. "English" is a >> language while (whilst) "British-English" is regional. In >> "British-English" defense is written "defence". > > I think you've got it the wrong way around. "Defence" is the correct spelling. Both are correct. > In the American regional variation "defence" is written "defense". It's not > the standard way of spelling the word, but it is a fact that many things we > do don't conform to the recognised standard. For instance millions around the > world use the $soft .doc format to store office documents. We all know that > Open Document Format is the ISO standard but people still choose not to > conform. There is no such thing as "correct" and "incorrect" when it comes to comparing "British English" with "American English. Colour=Color. One is the correct spelling in "British English" the other is the correct spelling in "American English". Why is it that one side has to be "correct/right" and the other side "incorrect/wrong". I don't get it. Some folks refer to the box structure that goes up and down on cables within a building as an "elevator". Others call it a "lift". Both are correct. -- Coach "Bear" Bryant: "Who in the hell is that?" High School Coach: "That there is Forrest Gump, coach - Just the local idiot"
