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06-11-2006, 02:49 PM #32
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If my husband gives me one more lecture...
Keep up that research yourself! That's just a good example of what's known as "assimilated spelling." Happens in American and British English all the time. Ueber becomes uber. Pharmacoepia becomes pharmacopia. Orthopaedic becomes orthopedic. There are many others. Modern English speakers/writers are fast-track shorteners of -ae, -oe, and -ue diphthong combinations, among others, so we quickly begin to spell the words like we say them. Simply indicates a trend toward modern, efficient usage rather than moronics.
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
[SIZE=\"4\"]\"That best portion of a good man\'s life: his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.\"[/SIZE]
[align=center]William Wordsworth, English poet (1770 - 1850)[/align]
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