> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Liam > Proven > Sent: 10 September 2015 16:17 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts <cct...@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: punchcard svg file available > > On 10 September 2015 at 15:42, Fred Cisin <ci...@xenosoft.com> wrote: > > He also said that the colored pencils that I manually did graphs with > > were "COLOUR PENCILS". > > Sounds legit to me. But then in the old world we still spell the proper, old- > fashioned-way. ;¬) >
I believe that historically "color" or "colour" was acceptable in English. It was the Victorians that pushed the current "English" spellings in an attempt to "Latinise" or "Latinize" or even "Posh Up" English and Webster http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/05/america-drop-u-british-spellings/ who pushed the simplified spellings that the USA uses today.... > > -- > Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile > Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven > MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven > Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
