Subj : FTS-xxxx.001 PING and TRACE flags
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Alexey Vissarionov
Date : Mon Apr 19 2021 04:55 pm
Good ${greeting_time}, Michiel!
18 Apr 2021 11:25:32, you wrote to Rob Swindell:
>>> argue that current practise is that TRACE functionality is
>>> optional.
RS>> Alternate spelling of "practice" there.
MvdV> According to "The Shorter Oxford", "practise" with an 's' is the
MvdV> preferred spelling in the Queen's English.
I prefer to see something more practical...
^
RS>> What's the FTSC documentation standard regarding grammar and
RS>> spelling?
MvdV> AFAIK, there isn't any. Before the Brexit, I preferred the Queen's
MvdV> English over US English.
As a native speaker of non-germanic language, I can't tell for sure... some words are simplified in US English (compared to British), but some are really garbled.
MvdV> Now I am inclined to advocate returning to French as the language
MvdV> for Post and Telecom...
That's almost impossible. English is a leader by a number of native speakers (hint: India), and has only one strong competitor: Chinese.
MvdV> Thank you for your input. English spelling is a nightmare for non
MvdV> native speakers. The written and the spoken English almost seem two
MvdV> different languages. "Case" rhymes to "space". But why is the one
MvdV> spelled with an 's' and the other with a 'c'? And why does "ginger"
MvdV> not rhyme to "singer". And if "rhyme" rhymes to "slime", why is it
MvdV> not spelled "rime"? It is torture. ;-)
"Take "gh" as in "enough", "o" as in "women" and "ti" and in "nation" - and "fish" would have "ghoti" as a correct spelling."
MvdV> I will leave it to the Andrew to figure it out.
And other native speakers... hopefully they were good enough during their school-days, so they can serve as a Grammar-Police here :-)
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Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin
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