Hi Brian, Good stuff. I will get the UK edition as I do spell those words like that. What are your thoughts of the US edition?
Scott -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Lingard Sent: Sunday, 14 January 2007 4:03 PM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] the Oxford Dictionary thoughts? Ottawa Canada Dear Scott: Well I'm in Canada and my Mpower is set to use 24-hour time and UK date format but I ordered the US edition of the Oxford Concise Dictionary. The US edition used the Mpower's synthesizer to provide pronunciations of the words in the dictionary, while the UK edition uses recordings of a human voice for the pronunciations of dictionary words. In general do you spell: Cheque with a "q" Colour with a "u" Programme the British way Etc. Here in Canada, some people use US spellings while others swear by British spellings! Like the T. Eaton Company used to list draughting supplies in their semi-annual catalogue instead of drafting supplies! That is d-r-a-u-g-h-t-I-n-g VS d-r-a-f-t-I-n-g supplies! But they sold cookies, not biscuits. Its too bad the two editions of the dictionary are sold separately, as I often tailor my spellings to my audience, e. g. use US spellings in correspondence with Americans, and British spellings in correspondence with countries where they prefer British spellings. Take care. I love my spell checker in MS Outlook! It catches many spelling and capitalization errors. Brian -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.10/624 - Release Date: 12/01/2007 2:04 PM ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote __________ NOD32 1977 (20070113) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
