Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 02:03:21 -0400 From: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDCon East Message-ID: <38F411A9.A81D0563@mail.ptd.net> References: <38F11BBA.0137@funbox.demon.co.uk> <v04220805b5174e9bbae6@[195.238.21.91]> <20000411222112.B235@parish> <20000412112102.B1588@theory5.physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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Rahul Siddharthan wrote: > > > I would have to say that *the* canonical reference to the English > > language is the OED and that Webster is probably the American > > equivalent. > > Yes, but the OED doesn't necessarily represent existing usage > accurately. It contains a lot of editorialising and attempts > to shape the future of the language. > > My favourite example is "Shakspere" -- they admit that the > more common spelling is "perh. Shakespeare". This is the > first edition, I haven't checked what the newer edition says. Since Bill himself used several different spellings, it's hard to justify any particular spelling as 'correct'. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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