Re: Canadian Spelling

Subject: Re: Canadian Spelling
From: Jane Credland <jcredland -at- IDMAIL -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:17:29 -0800

At 07:54 AM 1/19/99 -0400, J. Fraser wrote:

<<I curious to know how many Canadians have adopted "Canadian spelling"
(whatever that is! :-) ) and have you chosen a specific dictionary such as
the Gage Canadian Dictionary or the Canadian Oxford Dictionary? Thoughts?
Thanks!>>

The closest I can tell, Canadian spelling is somewhere between American and
British. It varies from province to province and even from person to
person. Spelling in British Columbia is more American then British. OTOH,
I tend to use British spelling.

The Dictionary on my desk at work is an Oxford and at home it's a Chambers.

And, for documents going to the US, auto-correct is a wonderful feature. I
don't have to worry about remembering to use American spelling; the
computer fixes it for me.

Jane
jcredland -at- idmail -dot- com


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