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Subject: [OM] Re: various musings...
From: "Roger Key" <rogerdkey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:21:12 +0200
I think that we can be reasonably certain that the original correct spelling 
is 'artefact', as it comes directly from the Latin 'arte' and 'fact'.
The American spelling was presumably based on the pronunciation of 
'artefact' sounding like 'artifact'. At least half the American spelling 
comes from correct Latin though....

Roger Key (proudly Canadian)

>From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: various musings...
>Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:28:58 +0100
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>Ahem, ladies and gentlemen, the spelling should be "artefacts".
>
>I had occasion to look it up because a colleague had made up a
>presentation in which, in large type, the error was obvious.
>
>Chris
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>C M I Barker
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> > absence of artifacts.
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