Re: Why does the meaning (and spelling) of words change?

Gary Shannon wrote:

>--- Carsten Becker <post@...> wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>My question is already posted in the header of this
>>mail: Why does the
>>meaning of words change during the centuries,
>>sometimes even radically?
>>
>>Carsten Becker
>>
>>
>
>Spelling changes are interesting too.  I was reading a
>document penned in the 1600's that included the phrase
>"a publique outcrie in the towne".  It is interesting
>that the use of "que" for "c" or "ck" and the
>appending of the superfluous "e" still survives in
>such archaic spellings as "cheque", and "programme"
>still current in a few places.
>
>
>
Still current in most places, I believe.  Or at least throughout the
commonwealth(apart from, possbily, Canada).  To me 'program' is to do
with a computer, and 'check' is a tick, or something.