Re: OT Marx Brothers (was Re: Another Introduction)

On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 05:52, Joe wrote:
> For me, meter, center, and theater are acceptable(I don't use them, but
> hey.).  However, 'liter' looks very odd to me....possibly because I've never
> seen it used in an American context.
I'm with Joe here, except that I've seen it fairly regularly (but *only*
in an American context[1]). Whenever I say 'liter', I have to read it a
second time, because /lait@/ doesn't make any sense in context...

Though <center> in the context of an organisation/building looks wrong.
I think I may have a distinction between (health) <centre> and <center>
(of the road)...

[1]: <liter>, like <modeling>, and <tire>==tyre is one of those American
spellings that people down under recognise as 'wrong'. No-one would
complain about an incorrect spelling such as <realize> or <color>.
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Tristan