[gentoo-user] Re: question for en_GB users of myspell-en dictionaries

2015-05-19 Thread »Q«
On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:29:37 + (UTC) James wirel...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: »Q« boxcars at gmx.net writes: tl;dr: Is an update to the myspell-en Oxford spelling dictionary really wanted by anyone? Oxford is known as the 'the reference' for unabridged dictionaries in English

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: question for en_GB users of myspell-en dictionaries

2015-05-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday 19 May 2015 17:43:57 »Q« wrote: The main difference between standard UK spelling and Oxford spelling is that Oxford spelling uses -ize endings (criticize, optimize) whereas standard UK spelling uses -ise. Using Oxford will make most readers think you're using American spelling,

[gentoo-user] Re: question for en_GB users of myspell-en dictionaries

2015-05-11 Thread James
»Q« boxcars at gmx.net writes: tl;dr: Is an update to the myspell-en Oxford spelling dictionary really wanted by anyone? Oxford is known as the 'the reference' for unabridged dictionaries in English (at least this is what some psychotic professors tortured us with, in English 101/102 some