Stensin
"Russell" wrote in message
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G'day, here in Australia we speak English, and play Cricket, Mate.
In reality, American English is based on an older English by about 2
centuries. The main reason also why some of the spelling is different
(e.g. colour - color) is also because until ww2 a high percentage of
Americans were illiterate. The US army claimed to have taught about 2-3
million men how to read and write during that time. They simplified some
of the spelling to help fast track the process. That is why it is more
phonetic or so I have been told.
Why doesn't phonetic begin with an f?
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