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Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
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measekite commented courteously ...

> Why is their a difference in the spelling of
> color (I think colour) on both sides of the
> Atlantic.

And, why aluminium and aluminum, and hood and bonnet, and
tire and tyre, and, and, and,

"England and America are two countries divided by a common
language." - George Bernard Shaw

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Because the Brits have a dash more taste. (We'll ignore punk rock for
now...)

measekite wrote:
> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

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(And the spice girls...)
"Robert Barr" <not@for.harvest> wrote in message
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> Because the Brits have a dash more taste. (We'll ignore punk rock for
> now...)
>
> measekite wrote:
> > Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> > both sides of the Atlantic.

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Robert Barr <not@for.harvest> wrote:

> Because the Brits have a dash more taste. (We'll ignore punk rock for
> now...)
>
> measekite wrote:
> > Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> > both sides of the Atlantic.

We also spell 'there' differently too ;-)

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measekite <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in news:GtzId.14188$5R.12076
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> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.
>

In Sweden we spell it "färg".

/Roland

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>> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>> both sides of the Atlantic.
..
Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?

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Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.

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> Robert Barr <not@for.harvest> wrote:
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>> Because the Brits have a dash more taste. (We'll ignore punk rock for
>> now...)
>>
>> measekite wrote:
>> > Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>> > both sides of the Atlantic.
>
> We also spell 'there' differently too ;-)
>
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> "Roland Karlsson" <roland_dot_karlsson@bonetmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> >> both sides of the Atlantic.
> .
> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?

Are you sure that it is a choice rather than an affliction?

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We sell "Beano" To prevent that.

"Roland Karlsson" <roland_dot_karlsson@bonetmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> > both sides of the Atlantic.
> >
>
> In Sweden we spell it "färg".
>
>
> /Roland

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Toomanyputters commented courteously ...

> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong
> side of the road?

Funny you should mention that...

When I was in London, while on leave from the U.S. Army in
West Germany in 1971, a very proper elder English
gentleman asked me how I liked his city. And I said "just
fine, but you folks drive on the wrong side of the road so
I never know which way to look for oncoming traffic!"

And he said, "No, Yank, YOU people drive on the wrong side
of the road!"

Bless you, sir!

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Because Yanks can't spell...

"measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

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> "Roland Karlsson" <roland_dot_karlsson@bonetmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> >> both sides of the Atlantic.
> .
> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>
Brits drink warm beer ... Why?

Lucas Refrigerators

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measekite wrote:
> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

I don't worry. I am such a poor speller to start with I like having
choices. It increases my chances of being right. If you watch my writing
long enough you will see both and mixes of even the same word from time to
time. I guess I am allows as I have citizenship in both US and IE.

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MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.

Thought so :-)

I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour, then
use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see used so
often incorrectly in groups.

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measekite wrote:
> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

I believe if you follow it back through history, you will find that it
has a lot to do with all the different version of English that were based in
different areas of the country. As it became standardized, which the
English did fairly early, they chose spellings based on popular writings and
politics-religion as much as anything else. Some words sounded a lot
different then so the spelling was different. I guess the US did not feel
so obliged to keep it the same and allowed changes. Some were good and some
were very bad.

Anyway that is what I learned about it long ago. That's the best as I
can remember.

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"measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

We Brits spell 'colour' the correct way, and also we know how to spell
'there' and to put a '?' at the end of a question.

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"measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

Don't forget your gray card and your grey card.

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In message <1gqtdi5.1sn8jsn1yef2lgN%hairy.biker@spamcop.net>,
hairy.biker@spamcop.net (Andy Hewitt) wrote:

>MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.
>
>Thought so :-)
>
>I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour, then
>use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see used so
>often incorrectly in groups.

Reading improperly used apostrophes and wrong homonyms is most confusing
to the people who understand their proper usage! Relatively neanderthal
people convert the word into sound, and then interpret in context.
Relatively literate people take the words at face value, and find them
to destroy the sentence. For example, someone might write "I burned the
CD's", meaning multiple CDs, but I am looking for something that the CD
possesses to immediately follow "CD's", such as, "I burned the CD's
paper inserts in the fireplace".
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"Andy Hewitt" <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.
>
> Thought so :-)
>
> I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour, then
> use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see used so
> often incorrectly in groups.
>
Many can't tell the difference between;

there
their
they're

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SNIP
> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?

Apparently it comes from the tradition of riding one's horse on the
left side of the road, leaving the right hand (side) open for handling
the sword, or so I've been told.

Bart

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Darrell <dev/null> wrote:

> "Andy Hewitt" <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> > MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.
> >
> > Thought so :-)
> >
> > I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour, then
> > use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see used so
> > often incorrectly in groups.
> >
> Many can't tell the difference between;
>
> there
> their
> they're

Yes, obviously.

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<JPS@no.komm> wrote:

> In message <1gqtdi5.1sn8jsn1yef2lgN%hairy.biker@spamcop.net>,
> hairy.biker@spamcop.net (Andy Hewitt) wrote:
>
> >MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.
> >
> >Thought so :-)
> >
> >I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour, then
> >use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see used so
> >often incorrectly in groups.
>
> Reading improperly used apostrophes and wrong homonyms is most confusing
> to the people who understand their proper usage! Relatively neanderthal
> people convert the word into sound, and then interpret in context.
> Relatively literate people take the words at face value, and find them
> to destroy the sentence. For example, someone might write "I burned the
> CD's", meaning multiple CDs, but I am looking for something that the CD
> possesses to immediately follow "CD's", such as, "I burned the CD's
> paper inserts in the fireplace".

That too.

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Bart van der Wolf wrote:
> "Toomanyputters" <rainydays@theswamp.com> wrote in message
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> SNIP
>> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>
> Apparently it comes from the tradition of riding one's horse on the
> left side of the road, leaving the right hand (side) open for handling
> the sword, or so I've been told.
>

If that one hasn't been Snopes'd it should have been.

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Darrell wrote:
> "Andy Hewitt" <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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>> MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.
>>
>> Thought so :-)
>>
>> I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour,
>> then use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see
>> used so often incorrectly in groups.
>>
> Many can't tell the difference between;
>
> there
> their
> they're

You're supposition is correct.

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JPS@no.komm wrote:
> In message <1gqtdi5.1sn8jsn1yef2lgN%hairy.biker@spamcop.net>,
> hairy.biker@spamcop.net (Andy Hewitt) wrote:
>
>> MrB <brooksro@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Andy, good one. Most of us spell it your way.
>>
>> Thought so :-)
>>
>> I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour,
>> then use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see
>> used so often incorrectly in groups.
>
> Reading improperly used apostrophes and wrong homonyms is most
> confusing to the people who understand their proper usage!
> Relatively neanderthal people convert the word into sound, and then
> interpret in context. Relatively literate people take the words at
> face value, and find them to destroy the sentence. For example,
> someone might write "I burned the CD's", meaning multiple CDs, but I
> am looking for something that the CD possesses to immediately follow
> "CD's", such as, "I burned the CD's paper inserts in the fireplace".
>

So, relatively literate folks waste a lot of energy over-interpreting
neanderthal language? Doesn't sound like a survival characteristic to
me...

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<JPS@no.komm> wrote in message
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> Reading improperly used apostrophes and wrong homonyms is most confusing
> to the people who understand their proper usage! Relatively neanderthal
> people convert the word into sound, and then interpret in context.
> Relatively literate people take the words at face value, and find them
> to destroy the sentence. For example, someone might write "I burned the
> CD's", meaning multiple CDs, but I am looking for something that the CD
> possesses to immediately follow "CD's", such as, "I burned the CD's
> paper inserts in the fireplace".

That one bugs me, too.

But I'm wondering... how do I expresss the plural of "Nikon F4S" when I want
to say I have two? I usually write "my two Nikon F4S's" but I'm pretty sure
that's wrong. :-)

Good shooting,
Bob Scott

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And the Bay City Rollers...

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>> Because the Brits have a dash more taste. (We'll ignore punk rock for
>> now...)
>>
>> measekite wrote:
>> > Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>> > both sides of the Atlantic.
>
>

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anyone4tennis@hotmail.com wrote:

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>>> measekite <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in news:GtzId.14188$5R.12076
>>> @newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:
>>>
>>>> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>>>> both sides of the Atlantic.
>> .
>> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>>
> Brits drink warm beer ... Why?
>
Hrrrrumph!!! Brits drink warm beer 'cos there's flavor (sic) there that can
be tasted. Try drinking Coors or Bud (or any of those other vile brews from
Wiskonsin or some such backwoods) warm and see how much flavour you can
detect....

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anyone4tennis@hotmail.com wrote:

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> "measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>> both sides of the Atlantic.
>
> Don't forget your gray card and your grey card.
>
>
And a pink slip is not a piece of underwear, apparently.

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In message <DXDId.7745$rp1.1009@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
"Robert Scott" <desmobob@earthlink.net> wrote:

>That one bugs me, too.

>But I'm wondering... how do I expresss the plural of "Nikon F4S" when I want
>to say I have two? I usually write "my two Nikon F4S's" but I'm pretty sure
>that's wrong. :-)

I would go with "F4Ses", but I don't know for sure, so I tend to
restructure sentences to avoid unknowns.

"... my two Nikon F4S cameras ..."

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JPS@no.komm wrote:
> In message <DXDId.7745$rp1.1009@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
> "Robert Scott" <desmobob@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> That one bugs me, too.
>
>> But I'm wondering... how do I expresss the plural of "Nikon F4S"
>> when I want to say I have two? I usually write "my two Nikon F4S's"
>> but I'm pretty sure that's wrong. :-)
>
> I would go with "F4Ses", but I don't know for sure, so I tend to
> restructure sentences to avoid unknowns.
>
> "... my two Nikon F4S cameras ..."
>
Ayuh. Back in the 80s and 90s it was "F4Ss". At least in the Joneses'
neighborhoods...

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measekite <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in news:GtzId.14188$5R.12076
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> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.
>

because when webster made his first american dictionary, he thought
americans were too stupid to remember the proper spelling of words. so he
changed them by taking out u's and other such things. (s vs z)

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"measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

Who have you spelled "there" "their"?

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:54:15 +0100, "Bart van der Wolf" <bvdwolf@no.spam> wrote:

>Apparently it comes from the tradition of riding one's horse on the
>left side of the road, leaving the right hand (side) open for handling
>the sword, or so I've been told.

I heard that too, and it was that Napoleon bloke who was left handed so decided
that everybody should ride on the wrong side. That's why they drive on the right
side in mainland Europe.

As for spelling, there's also favour, honour, glamour,
Oh, and it's metre, not meter. A meter is a measuring device, a metre (or
kilometre, centimetre, etc.) is a unit of length.

http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm

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"Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> wrote:

> > > <snipage's>
> > > I just thought it pretty lame to ask about the spelling of colour,
> > > then use 'their' in the wrong context. It's a pair of words I see
> > > used so often incorrectly in groups.
> >
> > Many can't tell the difference between;
> >
> > there
> > their
> > they're
>
> You're supposition is correct.

Why, their there is another's they're correct...

Jeff (no longer confused ;^)

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"Toomanyputters" <rainydays@theswamp.com> wrote:

> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?

That's so they'll look important in a traffic circle
while sounding very important with their fancy verbiage.

Wish You We're Here

Jeff

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"Darrell" <dev/null> wrote:

> Brits drink warm beer ... Why?

That's so their hot air isn't chilled by cold beverages. :-)

Heh... Jeff

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Jon Pike <Anonomoose@spamlesshotmail.com> wrote:

> because when webster made his first american dictionary, he thought
> americans were too stupid to remember the proper spelling of words. so he
> changed them by taking out u's and other such things. (s vs z)

My grandparents left England, Scotland and Sweden to get
away from old world thinking. Now look what we done did...
we let them all back in by allowing the internet to be an
international affair. We bloody well should have kept
it a secret. ;^)

They now think that google is a verb and softwares is
plural for software (which is already plural without
the "s" ). Heck... next thing ya know they will be
thinking they belong in North American Stock CAR
racing and who knows what else, eh?

Regardess, their there is our they're there.
Maybe we need an internet "T" party... heh.

Jeff

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"Ryan Robbins" <redbird007@verizon.net> wrote:

> Who have you spelled "there" "their"?

Is that spelt correctly?

Jeff

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:13:40 +0900, stewy <stewy@hotmail.com> wrote:

>anyone4tennis@hotmail.com wrote:
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>> "Toomanyputters" <rainydays@theswamp.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Roland Karlsson" <roland_dot_karlsson@bonetmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> measekite <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in news:GtzId.14188$5R.12076
>>>> @newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:
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>>>>> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>>>>> both sides of the Atlantic.
>>> .
>>> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>>>
>> Brits drink warm beer ... Why?
>>
>Hrrrrumph!!! Brits drink warm beer 'cos there's flavor (sic) there that can
>be tasted. Try drinking Coors or Bud (or any of those other vile brews from
>Wiskonsin or some such backwoods) warm and see how much flavour you can
>detect....
>
I'm sorry, but I really do need to interject here.

It is not possible to even suggest that Coors, Budweiser, etc, are
beers.

Pete S.

www.derwentelec.clara.co.uk

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measekite wrote:
> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

Just an attempt by the turbulent colonials to be different from the
hated English. Why drive on the wrong side of the road otherwise?

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Darrell wrote:
> "Toomanyputters" <rainydays@theswamp.com> wrote in message
> news:LyAId.35378$dt3.3094294@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>
>>"Roland Karlsson" <roland_dot_karlsson@bonetmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns95E6ECD7395Cklotjohan@130.133.1.4...
>>
>>>measekite <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in news:GtzId.14188$5R.12076
>>>@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
>>>>both sides of the Atlantic.
>>
>>.
>>Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>>
>
> Brits drink warm beer ... Why?

How does "room temperature" qualify as "warm"?

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Mike O'Sullivan <mike.osullivan3@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> > Brits drink warm beer ... Why?
>
> How does "room temperature" qualify as "warm"?

Because it is "not cold".

Jeff

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Confused <somebody@someplace.somenet> wrote:

> > How does "room temperature" qualify as "warm"?

Correction:

Because it aint "not chilled".

Jeff

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measekite wrote:
> Why is their a difference in the spelling of color (I think colour) on
> both sides of the Atlantic.

See: "The Adventure of English" by Melvyn Bragg

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obido [...] 18-3652661

David

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Confused <somebody@someplace.somenet> wrote in
news:vsm6v09td6h928ev2m5la1b22pvmush3v5@4ax.com:

> Jon Pike <Anonomoose@spamlesshotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> because when webster made his first american dictionary, he thought
>> americans were too stupid to remember the proper spelling of words.
>> so he changed them by taking out u's and other such things. (s vs z)
>
> My grandparents left England, Scotland and Sweden to get
> away from old world thinking. Now look what we done did...
> we let them all back in by allowing the internet to be an
> international affair. We bloody well should have kept
> it a secret. ;^)
>
> They now think that google is a verb and softwares is
> plural for software (which is already plural without
> the "s" ). Heck... next thing ya know they will be
> thinking they belong in North American Stock CAR
> racing and who knows what else, eh?
>
> Regardess, their there is our they're there.
> Maybe we need an internet "T" party... heh.
>
> Jeff
>

google IS a verb!

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:05:19 GMT, Confused <somebody@someplace.somenet> wrote:

>"Toomanyputters" <rainydays@theswamp.com> wrote:
>
>> Why do the Brits choose to drive on the wrong side of the road?
>
>That's so they'll look important in a traffic circle

Why do americans call roundabouts traffic circles?

--
Chris Pollard

CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines
http://www.cginternet.net

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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:21:32 GMT, Confused <somebody@someplace.somenet> wrote:

>They now think that google is a verb and softwares is
>plural for software

Is that an American thing? I see it here (Philippines) all the time.
Furnitures, luggages, lingeries, jewelries, equipments...

--
Chris Pollard

CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines
http://www.cginternet.net

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Christopher Pollard responds:

>On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:21:32 GMT, Confused <somebody@someplace.somenet>
>wrote:
>
>>They now think that google is a verb and softwares is
>>plural for software
>
>Is that an American thing? I see it here (Philippines) all the time.
>Furnitures, luggages, lingeries, jewelries, equipments...
>
>--
>Chris Pollard
>
>
>CG Internet café, Tagum City, Philippines
>http://www.cginternet.ne

I know it's confusing, but the Phillipines are not part of the U.S.
Charlie Self
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some
kind of federal program." George W. Bush, St. Charles, Missouri, November 2,
2000

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