Re: [OT] British vs. American English
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> wrote:
> 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 ...
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> 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.
Oh yes "Spelt Bread on sale here, also miss-spelt Braed".
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