Beating A Dead Horse

**B*@aol.com**

In a fit of nothing better to do, I did a series of google searches on what C 
word is used regarding peppers.

In each case, I looked at the listings only (did not open the pages) for the 
first five screens. 

The results:

Searching under "chili" revealed two sites dealing with the plants.
Searching under "chile" revealed no sites dealing with the plants.
Searching under "pepper," of those using a C word for plants there were  5, 
all spelled "chile."
Searching under "capsicum," there were numerous sites dealing with the 
plants. Of them the following spellings were used: chilli, 1; chillie, 2; 
chili, 2, and chile, 1.

What does this prove? Probably not a damn thing. But it supports my 
contention that, as writers, we use whichever version is wanted by the 
market. 

I know one thing for sure. Based on a recent assignment, the editor of Mother 
Earth News uses "chile" to refer to the plants. So that'll certainly be my 
usage.

Brook
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