Re: Line vs. queue...

[Charles E Vermette <cvermette -at- juno -dot- com>]

Elizabeth O'Shea wrote:

<<<Once again, I have a usage question for our company style guide. In
our list
of European/US English spellings and usage, my colleague has included :
 
queue = line
queuing = queuing
 
My query is about the second: I never recall anyone in the US queuing,
although I remember people waiting in line. I want to double check my
knowledge, however, because all the US dictionaries contain a definition
for
queueing, it being a respectable English word and all...>>>

If an American refers to a line as a queue, you can take it as a cue that
computers are their line...

Chuck

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