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(...) Sorry... I just moved from Israel, but still, I can't believe I spelled beautiful wrong... Back to English lessons I go... Shiri :-) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In a recent purchase of underwear (briefs), there was included in the package a customer information request form. Being that I had never been requested to participate in a survey about underwear, I thought I'd read what possible questions about (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes, but remember that it caused cancer in laboratory senators. -Tom McD. radiotitan.8m.com when replying, this year, give the gift of Spamcake. (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) vital (...) to (...) USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA!!!!!!!! Hmmmm...I think you guys will run out well before us, with the amount I times I hear *that* chanted at every NFL, NBA, Baseball, Olympic Games, Presidential Election, High (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <anecdote> When (way back when) I took my first IB english course, the teacher did something really neat on day 1. He walked in, introduced himself, and put 4 different ways to spell fish on the board (one of which was ghoti, one was composed (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "gh" as in "rough" "o" as in "women" "ti" as in "motion" JG (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I remember the first speach synthesiser program I ever played with. It was for an Apple II, and must have been programed to recognize this construction and pronounce it "fish". (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I read that one in Anguished English, but I can't remember who originally coined it. It wasn't George Bernard Shaw, by any chance, was it? Dave! (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thanks not not half of it, Selçuk, According to english spelling rules it is possible to spell "fish" as "ghoti" see if you can figure that one out! :) --Karim (Kah-reem) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, it's because we have taken so many words *from* other contries (sic). I believe France deserves the abuse for the word "technique" ;-) -John (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's all really a conspiracy to try and fool all the non-english speaking contries of the world. :-) Seriously though that is what makes English one of if not the hardest language to learn in the world. There are just so many "rules" that have (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I'll mention your beautiful spelling of beautiful...<g,d,r> -John (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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None of you mentioned the beatiful spelling of theater / theatre. They also have credits, ya know! (Sighing with grievance) The big screen isn't appreceiated anymore... Shiri "Shara Shir Sameyakh" (1) Dori (1) That's a hebrew tounge tyer. Sorry. It (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oooohhh yeah! the credits one......with the Nrew Darey guy...or is it Scarey? ...with the clothing and the girl, MiMoo? and Cleaveland? (...) Oh that one! I saw that....with the....thing...and the thing....doing the you know....stuff.... (...) (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Erin Windross <dwindross@pacificcoast.net> wrote in message news:FLDAH3.BFr@lugnet.com... (...) Single (...) umm...<rubs chin>...can't say I've seen that one.....is it the one with the guy with the trousers....and the woman who wears makeup?...come (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Up here in Canada (I guess you could call us Up Over) we spell it both ways, but I prefer to spell it centre. But it doesn't matter how we spell or pronounce centre/center, as long as the world has peace we will all be happy! *breaks into a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:38333156.32B5AC...ger.net... (...) Here down under we pronounce centre as you Ugly Americans (1) do. It's doesn't look as it sounds but I suppose people have gotten used to it. Sanjay (1) Some (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, that's why centre looks stupid to us Ugly Americans. we pronounce it Cen-TER rather then Cen-TRAY... so the "tre" spelling doesn't look quite right to our eyes (26 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Even worse "tremour";-) (...) ^^^^^^^^ As in "licence"? I'd kill for an explanation.... Neal, John Neal (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You do realize that the Americans are the only ones preserving one of our vital resourses, don't you? The rest of the english speaking countries are squandering their stock of the letter "u". One day, you'll all have to come to us to resupply (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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