Re: letter vs. a4 (and leger lines)

[Alexander Kobel]

On 2010-09-02 12:32, David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:47:39 +1000, Nick Payne wrote:
> > On 02/09/10 12:51, David Raleigh Arnold wrote:
> > > Ledger and leger are different words, with different meanings and
> > > different derivations from different languages. The confusion of leger
> > > with ledger is not merely a spelling error. Regards, daveA
> [...]
> /leggiero/ as a musical direction means "lightly", but "leger" in
> the sense of leger line clearly comes from the French "l�ger", meaning
> light or slight.

Which might or might not influence the English spelling - more often 
than not foreign words get crippled over time, and still it's correct 
according to the dictionary and common sense.
Merriam-Webster says that both are possible, and counts "leger line" as 
the minor variant to "ledger line":
  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ledger%20line
  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leger%20line


Cheers,
Alexander