I'm pretty sure Wayne was kidding. But heck, who can resist a little pedantry now and then?
--- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* Democracy is three wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner. -C B Low */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Pew, Curtis G Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 17:46 Sorry to be pedantic (language history is kind of a hobby of mine), but British English has “strayed” from what it was in the 17th and 18th centuries as much as American English. Not to mention that there was even more regional variation in dialects back then than there is now, and some American dialects reflect now-vanished British dialects. Languages constantly change, and when groups separate they change in different ways. --- On Mar 17, 2023, at 3:59 PM, Wayne Bickerdike <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Always amazed how US English strayed from the home origins. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
