[Spambayes] x-hammie-disposition in pop3proxy

[G. Armour Van Horn]

Richie,

Well, you're right. The COD does list it with that spelling first. The RHUD (Random
House Unabridged Dictionary), which is always open right next to my desk, shows
"Also, esp. Brit, judgement" after eight definitions and I hadn't read that far.

Normally I feel pretty odd, having 18 dictionaries on my shelf, 8 of them English.
It's good to be in a group where someone else cares!

Van

Richie Hindle wrote:

> Hi Van,
>
> > > X-Spambayes-Judgement: Spam / Unsure / Ham
> >
> > I know we have a long tradition of spelling errors behind us, such as dropping
> > an "R" from "referrer" in Apache logs, but I'd hate to start a new one! Please,
> > only one "E" in "judgment."
>
> Is this a British English vs. American English thing?  My Concise Oxford
> says:
>
> judgement n. (also judgment)
>   1 the critical faculty; discernment (an error of judgement).
>   2 good sense.
>   [snip]
>
> listing 'judgement' first and 'judgment' as the variant.  The American
> Heritage Dictionary lists 'judgment' first and 'judgement' as the variant.
> Princeton's WordNet agrees with the Oxford.  Meriam-Webster agrees with
> American Heritage.  My girlfriend (the ultimate authority on most things)
> agrees with the Oxford.
>
> I really hate to say this, but we should probably use the common American
> spelling (even if it's wrong 8-)
>
> --
> Richie Hindle
> richie@entrian.com

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