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Re: CHAT: new names (was: Re: Bopomofo and pinyin)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, January 22, 2000, 17:26
Raymond Brown wrote:
> I'd thought the Americans always spelt the color as "gray" - but the > exchanges in this thread have made me wonder if I'm not as mistaken over > this as I was over 'gotten' versus 'got'.
Grey and gray are simple alternates with no difference in meaning or pronunciation, at least, no formal difference in meaning - I've read that some people get different impressions from the two spellings. -- 6 Wakalláf watyánivaf plal 273 "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Conlang/W.html http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor