Template:U:en:kludge and kluge


 * Today, and  are often used as alternative spellings of the same word, although a distinction in usage can perhaps be detected: in the UK, the connotation of  is almost wholly negative (as befits its alleged derivation), while US usage of, following its alleged German derivation, admits some fondness or admiration for the cleverness or functionality underlying a working klu(d)ge.