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Originally Posted by Ea
So it's up to individual schools (for example) to figure out, which guidelines and conventions to use? And basically those who can publish the most popular dictionary "wins"? It's probably fine, but it is a very strange thought for me  With no state authority it leaves 'the people' without influence. |
As DaleDe has already stated, English is very dynamic. New words come along, old words fade out through lack of use. Even between English speaking countries you will find a diverse use and spelling of words. What might be a common usage or spelling here in the US would not be in the UK. Generally, when I finish typing a post and before I submit it, I run spell checker. If I am quoting someone from the UK, the spell checker may find a word that it thinks is spelled incorrectly but is, in actuality, spelled correctly for the original poster. My spell checker is set for US English.