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I just figured it was one of those words spelt differently in American English, which most RFCs etc are written in. (British English native here.)
by indentit 6y ago
I just figured it was one of those words spelt differently in American English, which most RFCs etc are written in. (British English native here.)
- sophacles 6y ago> (British English native here.) That's why you spelled 'spelled': spelt :D
- OJFord 6y agoI (not GP but also native BrE) reckon I use ~lled transitively and ~lt intransitively. I'm not aware of/haven't found anything to make a case for that though. (Edit: or perhaps it's more about active/passive voice? Thinking particularly about burnt/burned.) It's taken to an extreme by some thicker accented (dialected?) people around where I grew up though - an' so I turnt [turned] round (right-right round) an' said to 'im [...]!
- bostik 6y agoHar, this reminds me of an old bit that nicely distills both the mindset and spelling differences across the pond. UK native, upon seeing the word "color" thinks: "Aha, US spelling!" US native, upon seeing the word "colour" thinks: "Aha, a typo!"