Dabrowski - 3:11 pm on Jun 26, 2007 (gmt 0)

Oh they are not YOUR words

Interesting history. Are you sure that "kentron" is right? The meaning doesn't seem to follow.

The Theatre one is good though. But I think from what phranque was saying, the original "theater" in this thread was a typo.

However Latin is Latin. Greek is Greek. We haven't changed it, and still called it Latin.

We have a lot of French in our language, among others, because of the number of times people have tried, and failed, to invade us. Some phrases, "faux pas", "téte á téte", and my favourite, "ménage á trois", I'm sure you'll be familliar with.

I think the point is, some spellings differ, and some meanings too, take "pavement", in the US that's a road I believe. Whoever decided to change the language should have called it American, as the English are no longer responsible for it.

But then again.....can we say "Mayflower".....? ;)