FIXED my freeze on startup problem
Soong, SylokeJ
SSoong@ALLEGROMICRO.com
Mon Nov 21 15:51:00 GMT 2005
I was born and then schooled in a time and place
where there was no distinction between the schemes
of thought in tv and computer programmes.
Yes, I am that old and ancient.
-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
[mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Chris Green
Sent: Mon, November 21, 2005 10:47 AM
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: FIXED my freeze on startup problem
On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 10:40:03AM -0500, Soong, SylokeJ wrote:
>
> An irrelevant thought to nibble:
> I spell programme rather than program, not just
> because of my origin, but also when spelt as
> program, southerners like jimmy carter pronounce it
> as "progrom" which sounds discomforting.
>
In the UK the tendency is (or at least my tendency is) to use program
for a computer program and programme for a radio or television
programme.
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Chris Green (chris@areti.co.uk)
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