Posted by Richard Brooks on 01/25/07 17:10

Christoph Burschka said the following on 25/01/07 07:49:
> Richard Brooks schrieb:
>> Christoph Burschka said the following on 24/01/07 13:23:
>>
>>> I know this isn't alt.languages.english, but this one is kind of
>>> important when you mess around with HTTP headers.
>>>
>>> Is the header name spelled referer or referrer?
>> <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/referer>
> Thanks. I was beginning to think I was going mad - usually I can trust
> my instinct in spelling.
>
> I'm wondering if they'll ever change it, but I guess it's unlikely. Too
> many people use it already, and new web standards are adopted at a
> glacial pace...

I get the same nags in Thunderbird when using two 'l's in a word.
Thankfully Thunderbird also gets a red underline! :-)


Richard.
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