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Re: Spelling (Re: The Law of Falling Lego)
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:53:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, David Carriker writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal writes:
> > Jeff Stembel wrote:
> > > Not to mention the rooves of buildings.  ;)
> > Not to mention the roofs...<runnning>  >;-)
> 
> hoof -> hooves
> roof -> rooves (???)
> 
> OR
> 
> roof -> roofs
> hoof -> hoofs  (???)
> 
> Ahhhhhh.....   That's english for ya'  :)
> 
> -David

But it *can* be spelled hoofs, as in "huffs" or "hoooffs".  In fact I've seen
it spelled that way more often than the other way.  But I don't like it when
people say "ruffs".

-- Ian

(Incidentally, does anyone here say "tomahto"?) :P



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  Spelling (Re: The Law of Falling Lego)
 
(...) hoof -> hooves roof -> rooves (???) OR roof -> roofs hoof -> hoofs (???) Ahhhhhh..... That's english for ya' :) -David (27 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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