Yeah, but she was claiming that they were OK to use in everyday English, because it was an "alternate" spelling.
(I don't know about in the US, but in Canada, the food industry is only allowed to use the word "Light" if the product is significantly lower in calories or fat than the original product. Companies get around that by using "Lite" instead.)
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on 2010-06-07 05:25 pm (UTC)(I don't know about in the US, but in Canada, the food industry is only allowed to use the word "Light" if the product is significantly lower in calories or fat than the original product. Companies get around that by using "Lite" instead.)