On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Carol Dustin wrote::
I object to the SOWPODS switch for many of the reasons that are reiterated here ad nauseum... the game originated in the U.S. and then spread to other countries;Your letter is well thought, but if this is a meaningful point for you, I'd like to suggest it is actually a prounion notion. I don't think we're talking about changing the TWS's to DLS's at the behest of the Nigerians. If you truly are sincere about geniture, I'd like to point out that what is at issue is English. Which most definitely did not originate in the US. This position would arguably exclude anything but TCD as a reasonable word source for the game, which I don't think is what you intend. English itself is not licensed by any state, but is a mutt. Cooperation through lexical union is the most equitable accomodation.
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