On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:34:23 -0400 (EDT), Lisi <[email protected]> wrote: > ... the length came over form [from] France, > but a good deal more recently than 1066, and is spelt metre ...
Is "spelt" a typo, Lisi? Or is that the way you spell it? We would use "spelled", not "spelt". To us, "spelt" is a grain (wheat, rye, spelt, etc.). And to the best of my knowledge, that is the only meaning of "spelt" in American English. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1632726430.2245807.1317577430112.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com

