Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:13:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> To: Jeff Walters <jeff@walters.name> Cc: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD logo... Message-ID: <20030415131245.G46401-100000@moo.sysabend.org> In-Reply-To: <200304151557.28415.jeff@walters.name>
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Jeff Walters wrote: > On Tuesday 15 April 2003 03:44 pm, Colin Percival wrote: > > I think it's a case of American illiteracy. My copy of the Oxford > > English Dictionary clearly lists: > > > > daemon n. (in ancient Greek belief) a divinity or supernatural being of a > > nature between gods and humans. > > an inner or attendant spirit or inspiring force. > > > > demon n. an evil spirit or devil. > Yeah, but you guys (assuming you're from Britain) spell it colour and not > color. What gives? :) They can't sluff off those Norman spellings foisted upon them so long ago. Jamie Bowden -- "It was half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take hold" Hunter S Tolkien "Fear and Loathing in Barad Dur" Iain Bowen <alaric@alaric.org.uk>
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