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Re: [Ltru] 639-5 (was RE: ISO 639 language code addition rules...)



Phillips, Addison 2008-06-01 22.43:

>>> The same is true of "en" and "de".
>> 
>> 
>> You mean that you cannot use "en" to spellcheck "de" unless
>> you assume that "en" means "de".
> 
> No: he means that you cannot spellcheck "en" until you know if
> it is "en-US", "en-GB", "en-CA", etc. Similarly, there are
> German differences.


Here you give me the correct interpretation of his letter.

[ snip ]

>> The same is not true of "en" and "de".
> 
> Which of these is spelled correctly: jail, gaol? How about:
> tire, tyre? Or: color, colour?

Here you answer me, as if I had the correct interpretation of his 
letter.
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leif halvard silli
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