[AT] Fwd: 100 years ago

[George Willer]

Rob,

Daniel Webster was a lawyer and public speaker, Noah Webster was in the
dictionary business.  :-)

George Willer

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> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Rob Gray
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:51 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: 100 years ago
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> I'm not certain of the history but I believe there was a concerted
> effort by Daniel Webster to alter what he considered outdated English
> spellings. Changes suzh as "ize" at the end of words such as sympathize
> in place of "ise" is just one example.
> 
> Dean VP wrote:
> 
> >Dana/Mattias:
> >
> >I believe a statement about the US and England goes something like this.
> >"Two countries divided by a common language."
> >
> >Dean A. Van Peursem
> >Snohomish, WA 98290
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> >Forbidden fruits create many jams!
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> >From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Almost-Running
> >Deere
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> >Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: 100 years ago
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> >Pick up a book printed in the US in 1906 and one will see the drift in
> both
> >spelling and punctuation.  As you point, out the British spelling is very
> >different from American spelling in what is basically the same language.
> >English as well as most other languages constantly drift as new
> technology
> >and usage patterns emerge.  Right now, in the US, the assimilation of
> >Spanish words is occurring at a fairly rapid pace.  Dana
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Mattias Kessén" <davidbrown950 at gmail.com>
> >>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group
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> >>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-
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> >>Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: 100 years ago
> >>Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:46:22 +0200
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> >>Get, got, gotten is what I've been told, but I only learned UK
> >>english, though I sometimes type color instead of colour when posting
> >>to this list. I also don't believe in learning you guys english.
> >>People in Sweden have become much worse at spelling and grammars.
> >>Mostly this is "corrected" by changing the spelling, so in a few years
> >>you can spell anyway you want to :-( On the other hand will most words
> >>be english with swedish endings by then :-(
> >>
> >>Mattias
> >>
> >>,2006/4/28, DAVIESW739 at aol.com <DAVIESW739 at aol.com>:
> >>
> >>
> >>>How about Got, Gotten, Gotta and Gonna. I hear these on the news and
> all
> >>>over now. I was told by a school teacher that Gotten is correct English
> >>>now  boy
> >>>not when I went to school.
> >>>
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