Re: The one already done

> From: David Peterson
>
> In a message dated 6/30/01 6:26:50 AM, zsau@YAHOO.COM.AU writes:
>
> << Do americans spell aero- as ero-? (For example, do they spell
> 'aerodrome' as "erodrome" (I know they spell 'aeroplane' as "airplane",
> and pronounce it to match, and that's the only diff i remember seeing).
> If not, why not? They spell 'mediaeval' as "medieval" (pointless, IMHO,
> because it no longer suggests two vowels), aesthetic as esthetic, why
> have I never seen aero- as ero-?
>
>     The word "aero" isn't used enough to have its spelling
> changed.  I don't
> even know what it means by itself (something to do with "air"), or what an
> "aerodome" is.  Though no one would ever spell it "erodome".
> Wouldn't make
> sense.  Besides, the most popular use of the word "aero" is in
> "Aerosmith",
> so that's the spelling most would be familiar with, I say.
Off the top of my head: aerate, aerial, aerobic, aerodynamics, aeronautics,
aerosol, aerospace.

> As for
> "aesthetic", I've never seen it "esthetic", but I have seen it "asthetic",
> and heard it pronounced that way too.
"asthetic"? Really?  I suppose I have heard it pronounced as though it were
so spelled, I can't recall ever seeing it intentionally written that way.

Stay curious,
David

David E. Bell
The Gray Wizard
www.graywizard.net

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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