Guido, Wasn't the author British?If he was, this would probably go a long way towards explaining the difference in usage as well.
Dave At 08:53 AM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
Hi Anne, I did not realize there has been such a significant language drift since the late 50s--which is when the book was written. . . very amusing indeed! G.Guido Dante Corona IBM Research, Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC) Austin Tx. Phone: 512. 838. 9735. Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx Web: <http://www.ibm.com/able>http://www.ibm.com/able
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