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- From: ens@ccu.umanitoba.ca ()
- Subject: Re: quite unique
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 06:42:29 GMT
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- In <By3FLH.DxM@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@banshee.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:
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- >In article <BxzJ11.5Ao@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umjaco19@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Martin Andreas Jacobs) writes:
- >>In article <Bxy9Gy.How@ccu.umanitoba.ca> ens@ccu.umanitoba.ca () writes:
- >>>In <28361@castle.ed.ac.uk> cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
- >>>[...]
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- >>>At last! Before you know it, we'll have you spelling 'favor' correctly.
- >> ^^^^^
- >>The last time I checked, 'favour' was still spelled with a 'u' in Canada !
- >>
- >Capital! Go for it Martin! Favour is spelled with a 'u' in most places
- >around the world.
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- In most places perhaps, but certainly not by most people.
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- >Werner showed his ignorance (as do most Americans) of
- >the correct spelling of favour! It is unfortunate that Americans have
- >corrupted the written language.
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- If that's corruption, you should put the 'u' back in governour.
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- Werner
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