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Re: [GZG] LITE, LIGHT and other painful matters




On  Apr17 08, at 13:05, Tom B wrote:
LITE - makes my eyes bleed
LIGHT - looks right and proper, even if the gh should be pronounced like a cat throwing up in a proper language (and this should be 'licht')

As there is no Academy of the English language, lite is correct if it's meaning is clear, and if
y'all want to argue I have access to an OED and am willing to smack said objecting nits
upside the head with said collection. 

Now this entire conversation would be a great scenario the NAS civil war, all over spelling.

Note, I am american who learned to speak from a Cockney Nanny, lives in California, and
has dated and/or lived with an Australian. Thus it's all bloody english to me. 

Evyn MacDude

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