Re: is it "backwards" or "backward" compatible?

[<neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>]

Pat writes:
> I had several students in my technical editing class this summer who were
> British-educated. They told me that in UK English, it's towards; in American
> English, it's toward.

What can you expect from people who say "whilst" instead of "while"? Of course
they drive on the correct side of the road (for which I have a long, entertaining,
and non-TW explanation appropriate only for those more certifiable than I). Ask
if you dare.
--Peter Neilson


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