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  Re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) And just to add more useless information to this discussion, I threw both spellings at Google to see which spelling was more often used online: Aluminum: 1,560,000 Aluminium: 749,000 Both: 56,800 -JDF (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: NOT the Queen's English
 
(...) Add to that "let me aks you a question" and "I took a pitcher with my camera." Both usages are popular here in "Picksburg." Dave! (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) Here's one that drives me BONKERS! *"All of a sudden."* What is a "sudden". And how does "all" of one cause something to occur quickly. What does "part of a sudden" do? (I looked it up - it is also a noun, but it still drives me crazy). Here's (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: joy of yeast paste (was re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide...))
 
(...) Oh there's plenty of us around... check out my post here: (URL) this excellent article on Vegemite Zen: (URL) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) Wow, "More Vegemite, less Marmite"!!! You must be one of the militant ones.... Maggie (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)


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