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Posted by Geoff Berrow on 03/30/07 06:29
Message-ID: <c7OdndKnVO1-P5HbnZ2dnUVZ_qKqnZ2d@comcast.com> from -Lost
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>> You mean 'capitalise'? lol... you americans crack me up.
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>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=capitalize
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>"Also, especially British, cap·i·tal·ise."
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>Your Brits crack me up. : )
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>Seriously though, English was not my first language so I am quite proud of the
>advancements I have made, regardless of what England and Britain think of my gains.
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>Believe this or not, I was at one point in my life contemplating using standard "British."
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>That is capitalise, colour, and other such "oddities."
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>A Cajun (from Louisiana) told me that I was a "coon" because of that. Hence, my adherence
>to standard American English.
Odd. In Britain a 'coon' is a derogatory name for a black person.
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