Space shuttle Endeavour? What's up with that?
Somewhere around the time of Teddy Roosevelt we in America simplified the spelling of some English words, and honour, colour and endeavour became honor, color and endeavor. So what is the genesis of this new, misguided internationalism?
Are we to consider endeavour the proper spelling for "International English," as opposed to American English? I hope not. It is manifestly true to me that American English IS the International English. English-English is a dialect as far as I am concerned.
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- Mr. C is: a reformed lawyer; a religious atheist; a useful "Handy Man;" an amateur social scientist; a beloved teacher; a well liked husband and father; Ambassador Emeritus from, and to, Planet X; a freelance professor; taxi driver to the stars (Joe DiMaggio and Ronald McDonald, both out of uniform); an excellent fire fighter; an enthusiastic but untalented musician; an experienced counselor; a top-notch disk jockey; an all around get-along-guy; a cunning linguist; a would-be lifestyle victim; a Masonic wannabe; a frequent reader; Professor Irwin Corey's Ph.D. adviser; an accomplished driver and motorcyclist; a famous rockologist; a reliable but indifferent bullshit detective; a poor speller; a proud United States Navy veteran (honorably discharged, barely); the Ayatollah of Ass-o-Hola; a drug legend; a Returned Peace Corps volunteer (Thailand); a generally charming man; nationally and internationally known from coast to coast; a legend in his own mind; a cultural-anthropological critic-at-large; an avenging angel who coolly bides his time; Soul Brother number 37; and a friend to the poor.
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- Professor Gates Arrested! Alert The Media!
- Some Monks Having Fun
- RIP Vernon Forrest
- Dreams Are My Favorite TV Show
- Chet Baker, American Idol
- The Enemy
- The Other Cheney
- Glenn Beck Update
- Glenn Beck Explains It All For You
- Oh! The Drama!
- God Bless America
- Blogs Are All About Bloggers
- Where Were You . . .
- Two Women
- Misadventures With Language
- Health Care Deniers
- Mosquitos Have Lost Their Power Over Me
- The Longan Problem
- Endeavour?
- A Developing Story
- Our Little Cottage In Paradise
- Long View Of Phrae
- Way Up North In Thailand
- Mysteries of Thai Language: Quantifiers
- Correction, And A Question
- A New Fun Food
- Mysteries Of Thai Language: Part II
- The Mysteries Of Thai Language
- Asian Vodka Review: Jupiter
- The War Of The Geishas Has Begun!
- My Warm Welcome In Thailand
- Mr. Buddha Was A Big Dude
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