Re: CONLANG Digest

Muke Tever wrote:
> There's _already_ differences between American English and British English.
> ;p
But in spelling, very minor, and not at all a block to comprehension.
Whether you write "color" or "colour" makes little difference.  Webster
wanted to make American English so distinct, that it would be impossible
to read British English if you'd only been brought up on the American
spelling.

> I think "tho" is just lazy writing/typing on most people's part.
I don't.  I conciously use the spelling "tho", because I don't like that
silent -ugh.  And, I strongly suspect that, within a couple of
generations, "tho" will be the normal spelling.

> Thru-lite-nite I'm only aware of as trademark-dodging or other
> brandnameness.
I've used and seen "thru" in many contexts.  "Lite" seems to have a
practically standardized meaning of "low calorie" in the frozen-food
buisness.

> I think I've heard /'Smo:rg@sbo:rd/ more often, actually (with /S/ ?)
Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard it with an /S/.

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