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OK, UFies whose native language is NOT English...	by McNutcase	2003-03-18 11:18:20
I'm old and reactionary. I believe that	by LurkerMo	2003-03-18 11:37:31
That's watt a goode spell Czech doz four ewe! (n/t	by curly	2003-03-18 12:50:26
What does a spell check have to do with	by LurkerMo	2003-03-18 12:56:25
You said, I said	by curly	2003-03-18 13:37:57
You said However, I do see many signs of similar-sounding words being spelled alike becoming accepted practise. So I may be going against popular opinion. I was listening to a "talking head" recently describing how modern English is evolving. This expert was asked if spell ckeckers were destroying people's ability to spell. He said that it only accelerates a natuaral trend in any language. Homophones do tend to adopt a common spelling over time. He gave examples of words originally spelt differntly coming to have a single spelling even before computerized illiteracy. So your observation was correct, as I pointed out. As you say, it has nothing to do with word origins.
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Thanks. That clears up the confusion.	by LurkerMo	2003-03-18 15:57:08

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