Date   : Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:02:56 GMT
From   : Wookie <wooky@...>
Subject: Re: Grammar

In message <YEK11lPnqx5DFwtL@...>
          Mike Tomlinson <mike@...> wrote:

> No-one's yet commented on the usage of "disc" vs. "disk".  I was taught
> that "disk" was the American English version, "disc" the British English
> version, and that along the same lines of "program/programme", "disk"
> should be used when referring to floppy discs.

What about "colour" and "color" according to my OED, "colour" is the
english version while the latter is the us spelling. But "color" comes
from latin and ISTR we used to use "color" many years ago. So why and
when did we add the "u" ?


Cheers Wookie.

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