We have a copy of the OED, you
DON'T want to get hit with it!
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:33 PM
Subject: 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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