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posted by [identity profile] boogieshoes.livejournal.com at 02:56am on 22/12/2007
lol. actually, interesting that 'programme' was brought up. i've seen that word used consistently in america - in high-class theater settings. we're talking the ballet, the symphony, events which you wear formal clothes to. very often you get 'programme books', instead of '*program* books'.

for a while during my teen years, i used 'program' specifically as a verb, while 'programme' was a noun. i don't know if this result is language drift over time, or between classes, but some weird things do occur....

-bs
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posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 10:23am on 22/12/2007
That's interesting - I wonder why they do that? Is that the 'official' way programme is spelled in that context? Or an affectation? In the UK 'program' is only used for computer programs and would be confusing in other contexts.

This is all so fascinating. *g*
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posted by [identity profile] boogieshoes.livejournal.com at 12:11am on 23/12/2007
i'm not sure that it's the 'official' way to spell it, or if it's a classist affectation. in the majority of contexts, i see 'program', instead of 'programme', whether noun or verb. i'm not sure why that is, either. probably for the same reason we dropped all those pesky u's. except that doesn't explain the use of 'programme' in high-class settings, since the rich don't use 'colour', either...

funky, but i have no answers for you.

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