Date   : Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:36:51 +0000
From   : Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...>
Subject: Re: Grammar

Annihilannic wrote:
> I always though they were American and English spellings, respectively.
> 
> Merriam-Webster (http://www.m-w.com) agrees:
> 
> Main Entry: programme
> chiefly British variant of PROGRAM

I must admit that I had always thought "Program" referred to a computer 
program, while "programme" was a timetable of events for, e.g., a concert.

However, Chambers also agrees with your postulation:

http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/chref/chref.py/main?query=program

but I do disagree with a few of their definitions. One example that springs to 
mind is "microphone". They say it's an "electromagnetic transducer", but not 
all types of microphone are electromagnetic.

So I don't know what to think, really.