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Old 04-11-2009, 03:31 PM   #152
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
I grew up using British spelling too so when I say the title "In Defense" I knew what the OP was talking about but it looked really weird.

Another example that I find very strange too: Americans do not distinguish between practice and practise. In British English, "practice" is a noun and "practise" is a verb.

Anyway...I stick to what comes "naturally" to me...
Yeah, that practise/practice thing trips me up all the time over here.

What I really like the use of 'whilst' in British English as in 'Whilst driving the car through the roundabout...'.
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