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Message 33 of 93 (230726)
08-07-2005 3:54 PM

Reply to: Message 17 by Thor
08-06-2005 10:59 PM

Another one is the American practice of dropping the second "i" in Aluminium.

Sorry Thor, but the official spelling in American English is 'Aluminum', according to Webster's.

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Message 36 of 93 (230735)
08-07-2005 4:47 PM

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08-07-2005 4:40 PM

LOL! I think it was that great wit Mark Twain who made the reference that England and the US were "two countries separated by a common language" !

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Message 38 of 93 (230780)
08-07-2005 7:50 PM

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08-07-2005 7:45 PM

Ahh, thanks for the correction!

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