On Monday, June 18, 2001 8:13 PM, Russell Chapman wrote
>I didn't think there were more than two versions of English from a spelling
>point of view (and of course Mr Gates with his "English-International" is
of
>the same opinion).
>
>... I've always assumed Canada followed the US model,
>but I have no basis for that other than Canadian software using US
spelling.
>
>Russell Chapman
>Brisbane Australia
Actually, Canada schools teach British spelling, while TV does the
opposite. Canadian software companies market their products south,
which makes the use of US spelling necessary. Whatever the case,
Canadians still proudly pronounce the last letter of the alphabet
"zed".
Jean-Louis Couturier
