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Jamie Bowden
ragnar at sysabend.org
Tue Apr 15 13:13:28 PDT 2003
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
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