[lit-ideas] Re: I versus E
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:52:28 -0700
Someone 'splain to me, please, why when I do a spell-check, "enquirer" is a
valid option, "enquire" is not, "inquire" is, and "inquirer" is not.
Some things are beyond explanation. The programming of your
spell-checker seems to be one of them. 'Enquire,' and 'enquiry,' are
British spellings (as in Hume's Enquiry). When I tried this out with
the spell-checker in AppleWorks, it suggested that I might want to
replace 'enquire' with 'Quine.' I'm glad Apple is hiring philosophers.
Where the hell is Speranza when you need him....
By 'Speranza,' I take it you mean JL.
Robert Paul
The Reed Institute
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Someone 'splain to me, please, why when I do a spell-check, "enquirer" is a valid option, "enquire" is not, "inquire" is, and "inquirer" is not.
Where the hell is Speranza when you need him....
- [lit-ideas] I versus E
- From: Julie Krueger