Florence Devouard wrote:
Brianna Laugher wrote:
Also I assume a spellchecker would run over this
sooner or later but
"Independance" is bugging me a bit :) -> "Independence".
</pedant>
oh...
hmmm
During the past few weeks, I learned to transform my "responsability" in
"responsibility".
So, independence is next in line :-)
No, please don't. We're passing up such a wonderful opportunity to
finally solve the eternal British vs. American English debate - we
should just submit all disputed spellings to the Académie française.
--Michael Snow
Speaking of which...
It is open days for membership at Académie Française. 6 seats to
replace, 2007 being a very tough year for our old folks.
(cultural minute: the academy was created in 1635. There are 40 seats. A
seat is replaced only after the death of its user. In a situation where
people frequently die after 90, that means the membership is pretty old.
6 deaths in one year is bad karma...)