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Date:      Wed, 16 Apr 2003 01:58:59 +0100 (BST)
From:      William Palfreman <william@palfreman.com>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD logo...
Message-ID:  <20030416014930.G57044@ndhn.yna.cnyserzna.pbz>
In-Reply-To: <200304151557.28415.jeff@walters.name>
References:  <3E9C2965.5080504@potentialtech.com> <5.0.2.1.1.20030415203820.01dd56a8@popserver.sfu.ca> <200304151557.28415.jeff@walters.name>

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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Jeff Walters wrote:

> Yeah, but you guys (assuming you're from Britain) spell it colour and not
> color.  What gives? :)

Because that's how it's pronounced.  English often has more distinctive
vowel sounds than American English. We say it like col'er, you people
say coll-or.  Remember that for us, "Marry merry Mary" are three words
that actually sound different :-)

Bill.



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