input record sepArator (not sepErator)

[Terry Reedy]

"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote in message 
news:cq9ohf$uko$1 at sea.gmane.org...
> Terry Reedy wrote:
>
>> My gripe for the day, just to let non-native writers know what not to 
>> imitate.
>
> are there any non-native languages where separate are spelled seperate?

If you are asking whether there is any European language where the cognate 
is spelled with root 'per' instead of 'par', the answer is that I don't 
know.  What is not to imitate is the frequent misspelling on this and, 
according to Peter, other programming language groups and lists.  The 
frequency of misspelling is so high for this particular word that several 
years ago *I* consulted a dictionary to be sure of its correct spelling, so 
I can imagine others being fooled also.

Terry J. Reedy