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Flaco · 10-02-2008, 08:05 AM

Vicente is correct in that many people back then simply had no education, in fact some were unable to write their own name resuting in some of the differences in spelling there too. But there was more than english spoken to add to the confusion and at one time the German language was almost made the official language here. Other languages such as Scottish gaelic added to the mix and we get our word "galore" from "gu leor" in gaelic.
I also agree that english is somewhat a whacky language but take a look a gaelic sometime. The word "dhachaid' means "home" and is pronounced like "Yaqui" in spanish. The letter B sounds like P when it is used in the middle of a word and "mh" sounds like "V".
I would venture to guess that the current American spelling more or less evolved over time as many other languages did.

10-02-2008, 08:05 AM	#6
Flaco Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Age: 58 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 93	Re: American Spelling Vicente is correct in that many people back then simply had no education, in fact some were unable to write their own name resuting in some of the differences in spelling there too. But there was more than english spoken to add to the confusion and at one time the German language was almost made the official language here. Other languages such as Scottish gaelic added to the mix and we get our word "galore" from "gu leor" in gaelic. I also agree that english is somewhat a whacky language but take a look a gaelic sometime. The word "dhachaid' means "home" and is pronounced like "Yaqui" in spanish. The letter B sounds like P when it is used in the middle of a word and "mh" sounds like "V". I would venture to guess that the current American spelling more or less evolved over time as many other languages did.