Re: GDP: fourth rearrangement

[Graham Percival]

Neil Puttock wrote:
> On 9/14/07, *Graham Percival* <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:

>     No; we should use "staff" and "staves".  One of the instructions for the
>     Trivial/Easy will be to fix any such mistakes.
>
>
> Hmm... I'm detecting a distinctly American bias here.

As a Canadian, I always try to write good English, not that other 
language.  Other than "-ise".  "-ize" looks much cooler, since it has a 
"z" in it.  :)

> I wonder whether there's space for a Queen's English translation. ;)

Really?  Do people across the pond say "staffs" ?  It sounds like the 
kind of thing an American would come up with.

Cheers,
- Graham