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Re: Gray or Grey?
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Fri, 12 Nov 1999 14:46:58 GMT
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Peter Callaway wrote:
> The first time I ever used my Microsoft spell checker I had to "educate" it
> with a few "correct" spellings. Nice one Billy-boy, but it was the *least* of
> my problems with his marvelous products (typing this post after our work NT
> server has gone down for the second time THIS MONTH!! - Time to sack the IT
> manager I think!!)
These days I think you can get a British English dictionary for MS
products, or it may be a configuration selection. MS doesn't like my
spelling also, though switching wouldn't work since I use a mixture of
spellings.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) The English (and I would argue correct, but I'm an Aussie ;) spelling is "grey", although I went to school with a guy called Peter Gray. Whatever makes you comfortable. I agree it is a grey area (watch out for the .pun police!!), like (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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11 Messages in This Thread: ![Gray or Grey? -Tobias Möller (11-Nov-99 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Gray or Grey? -David Eaton (11-Nov-99 to lugnet.off-topic.debate)](/news/x.gif)
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