From: Sidney M. <si...@si...> - 2006-11-20 18:14:02
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William Harold Newman wrote, On 21/11/06 3:55 AM: > That sounds like a reasonable point. And I nominate REDEFINE or > OVERWRITE, because SUPERSEDE is one of the words that I have > particular difficulty spelling.:-) The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (1993) says: "We got the word supersede/supercede from the Latin supersedere, by way of the Old French superceder (later superseder), so etymology offers arguments in favor of each spelling. Supersede is the overwhelming preference of Edited English, although supercede does occur in print." That's a good reason not to use SUPERSEDE. William would not be alone in his confusion. -- Sidney Markowitz http://www.sidney.com |