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Originally Posted by vid
Thought I am loathe to come to the defence of he, Canadian English does consider the spelling programme to be correct as well. I was taught it that way in school in the 1990s. Only a computer program is always spelled in the shorter way.
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True, but
programme is so seldom used in Canada that one would think it's incorrect. I consider it similar to the pretentious use of archaic English spellings in order to appear cultured and upscale (
see here). I've never been keen on the British and their love for superfluous letters.