Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Attributes

Jimmy Kaplowitz on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:06:39 -0700 (MST)

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Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Attributes

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From: Jimmy Kaplowitz <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:06:33 -0500
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On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 04:51:23PM +0000, shadowfirebird@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > As my high school programming teacher so thoroughly beat into my
> > mind, it's "separate", not "seperate".
> 
> Not in the UK.

I just checed the Oxford English (not American) Dictionary, and it says
that separate is the verb and that seperate was only current in the 16th
through 18th centuries. Out of curiosity, where are you finding this
variant spelling in current English?

- Jimmy Kaplowitz
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