Re: [OT] British vs. American English
On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:34:23 -0400 (EDT), Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... the length came over form [from] France,
> but a good deal more recently than 1066, and is spelt metre ...
Is "spelt" a typo, Lisi? Or is that the way you spell it? We
would use "spelled", not "spelt". To us, "spelt" is a grain
(wheat, rye, spelt, etc.). And to the best of my knowledge, that
is the only meaning of "spelt" in American English.
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