atw: Re: Program vs. Programme

Hi Jessica.

All prejudice aside - apart from my intense dislike of the
contrarie MacQuarie dictionarie...

The Collins English Dictionary, Fourth Australian Edition states:

program or (sometimes) programme n 1. a sequence of coded
instructions fed into a computer, enabling it to perform specified logical
and aritmetical operations on data. <> vb -grams, -gramming,
-grammed or -grammes, -gramming, -grammed. 2. (tr) to feed a
program into (a computer). 3. (tr) to arrange (data) in a suitable form
so that it can be processed by a computer. 4. (intr) to wrie a program.

Then, further down the page:
programme or U.S. program n 1. a written or printed list of the events,
performers, etc., of a public performance. 2. a performance of or series
of performances, often presented at a scheduled time, esp. on radio or
television. 3. a specially arranged selection of things to be done: what's
the programme for this afternoon? 4. a plan, scedule or procedure. 5. a
syllabus or curriculum. <> vb -grammed, -gramming, grammed or U.S.
- grams, -graming, -gramed. 6. to design or schedule (something) as
a programme. <> n, vb 7. computing. a variant spelling of program.
[C17 from Late Latin programma, from Greek: written public notice,
from PRO-(2) + graphein to write]

Hope that actually does help, unlike some of the self absorbed, venting
twaddle that was hurled across the Web-waves over the weekend.

Cheers,

Micky G.
Write Ideas
www.writeideas.com.au


> Hi all,
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> I need help: what is the difference between 'program' and 'programme' in
> Australian English?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Jessica.
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