Staving Gary Shannon:
>Spelling changes are interesting too. I was reading a
>document penned in the 1600's that included the phrase
>"a publique outcrie in the towne". It is interesting
>that the use of "que" for "c" or "ck" and the
>appending of the superfluous "e" still survives in
>such archaic spellings as "cheque", and "programme"
>still current in a few places.
>
In British usage, the spelling variation on the last item is significant. I
write programs for an organisation that makes programmes.
Pete