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Aug 14, 2020 - 3:04 PM
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MusicMad
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Oops, I admit that in my scanning I read "stray" as "gray." Mitch, here is a quotation from the Internet. "Grey and gray are two different spellings of the same word. Gray is more common in the U.S., while grey is more common in other English-speaking countries." Most of us spell "gray" as "gray." And we spell "color" as color not colour. However, your way does seem more posh. Dear Joan (and edwzoomom, too), my better-half, a.k.a. SWMBO, has advised that I stop digging ... I am honoured that you considered my challenge to your spelling worthy of research. After X years of marriage, she knows my sense of humour and advises that others who do not know me may take me too literally. Whereas, I thought I had been restrained at not raising the issue (UK: problem) mentioned by Professor Henry Higgins* ... but I digress ... Suffice to say that the words Mitch (your way) and posh are not common bed-fellows (unless separated by not) so I assume you were referring to the rest of the English-speaking world. I shall now put the shovel away. Good luck with the web-cams. *My Fair Lady / Why Can't the English?
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Hes alright that Mitch. I like his humour. Its funnier than an Austin 1100
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Aug 14, 2020 - 6:58 PM
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edwzoomom
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Oops, I admit that in my scanning I read "stray" as "gray." Mitch, here is a quotation from the Internet. "Grey and gray are two different spellings of the same word. Gray is more common in the U.S., while grey is more common in other English-speaking countries." Most of us spell "gray" as "gray." And we spell "color" as color not colour. However, your way does seem more posh. Dear Joan (and edwzoomom, too), my better-half, a.k.a. SWMBO, has advised that I stop digging ... I am honoured that you considered my challenge to your spelling worthy of research. After X years of marriage, she knows my sense of humour and advises that others who do not know me may take me too literally. Whereas, I thought I had been restrained at not raising the issue (UK: problem) mentioned by Professor Henry Higgins* ... but I digress ... Suffice to say that the words Mitch (your way) and posh are not common bed-fellows (unless separated by not) so I assume you were referring to the rest of the English-speaking world. I shall now put the shovel away. Good luck with the web-cams. *My Fair Lady / Why Can't the English? I thought it was humorous Mitch and in all honesty didn’t see that in your post until I read joan’s reference to it. I know Joan got a chuckle too. Keep the shovel ready Mitch...you need it around here.
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