Program or Programme?

bringerofdecay said:
nope, programme is afaik the universal english word for program, program is the american word for programme as has been explained in this thread many times over :o


programme

noun
1. an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program" [syn: program]
2. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study]
3. a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" [syn: broadcast]
4. (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" [syn: program]
5. a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" [syn: program]
6. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: plan]
7. a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" [syn: program]
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Main Entry: 1pro·gram
Pronunciation: 'prO-"gram, -gr&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma, from prographein to write before, from pro- before + graphein to write -- more at CARVE
1 [Late Latin programma, from Greek] : a public notice
2 a : a brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating (as in a public performance) b : the performance of a program; especially : a performance broadcast on radio or television
3 : a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal
4 : CURRICULUM
5 : PROSPECTUS, SYLLABUS
6 a : a plan for the programming of a mechanism (as a computer) b : a sequence of coded instructions that can be inserted into a mechanism (as a computer) c : a sequence of coded instructions (as genes or behavioral responses) that is part of an organism

Seems the terms are completely interchangeable.
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
Main Entry: 1pro·gram
Pronunciation: 'prO-"gram, -gr&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma, from prographein to write before, from pro- before + graphein to write -- more at CARVE
1 [Late Latin programma, from Greek] : a public notice
2 a : a brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating (as in a public performance) b : the performance of a program; especially : a performance broadcast on radio or television
3 : a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal
4 : CURRICULUM
5 : PROSPECTUS, SYLLABUS
6 a : a plan for the programming of a mechanism (as a computer) b : a sequence of coded instructions that can be inserted into a mechanism (as a computer) c : a sequence of coded instructions (as genes or behavioral responses) that is part of an organism

Seems the terms are completely interchangeable.
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IT IS, BUT PROGRAM IS AMERICAN FOR PROGRAMME WHICH IS WHY I TOOK THE PROGRAMME BIT FROM THE PROGRAMME BIT AND NOT THE PROGRAM BIT!!!111one!!11!

READ THE DICTIONARY.COM REFERENCE AS MY REPLY TO BB's COMMENT!!!
 
bringerofdecay said:
IT IS BUT PROGRAM IS AMERICAN FOR PROGRAMME WHICH IS WHY I TOOK TO PROGRAMME BIT FROM THE PROGRAMME BIT AND NOT THE PROGRAM BIT!!!111one!!11!

READ THE DICTIONARY.COM REFERENCE AS MY REPLY TO BB's COMMENT!!!
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WHY I ALREADY READ THE MIRRIAM-WEBSTER DEFINITION AND THE TWO TERMS ARE ENTIRELY INTERCHANGEABLE.

P.S. CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!!!!!11111
 
Psyk said:
To be fair american spelling makes more sense in most situations. Why spell it programme when program is clearly pronounced the same way but uses less letters?
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but if you spell a word with more letters it would make you look more Intellectual :p
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
WHY I ALREADY READ THE MIRRIAM-WEBSTER DEFINITION AND THE TWO TERMS ARE ENTIRELY INTERCHANGEABLE.

P.S. CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!!!!!11111
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they arent really interchangeable, it's just we have been lazy in use of the english language, programme is english, if a child wrote color, aluminum, armor, honor in an english exam they would be marked down because those are not correct english spellings
 
bringerofdecay said:
they arent really interchangeable, it's just we have been lazy in use of the english language, programme is english, if a child wrote color, aluminum, armor, honor in an exam they would be marked down
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That doesn't explain why we got marks for distinguishing between program for computers and programme for other stuff in GCSE I.T. I have to say it's not come up since though.
 
bringerofdecay said:
like how to spell 'things'? ;)

but yeah, your right, i hate them and their bastarized* English
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Language is organic; word definitions and spellings will continue to evolve and change. One day 'bastarized' may even be a real word :)

Could be argued we are all speaking bastardised English with the vast changes made over the centuries! It always seems odd to me that people get all worked up about it.

Btw, the OED originally gave preference to program as it fits in with other greek derived words like anagram and diagram. The programme spelling was adopted from the French, like many other spellings that changed when the Normans invaded and when the aristocracy decided that French spellings would make them sound more "classy" in 18th/19th century.
 
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Ulfhedjinn said:
That doesn't explain why we got marks for distinguishing between program for computers and programme for other stuff in GCSE I.T. I have to say it's not come up since though.
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GCSE IT is a load of crap. That's your explanation :p
 
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