"Daniel P. B. Smith" wrote
IMHO there's nothing totally crazy about Conservapedia saying "_our_ house style is American Usage," although making it one of the "Commandments" seems... amusing.
It really takes an American conservative to imply that Noah Webster changing spellings to make them incompatible with the Brits was acting 'conservatively'.
Charles
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It really takes an American conservative to imply that Noah Webster changing spellings to make them incompatible with the Brits was acting 'conservatively'.
Actually, I think the American spellings are closer to the originals. (I hate to admit it, though, since I'm British.)