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Re: 15 million fools

From "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage, misc.writing, soc.culture.usa, talk.politics.misc
Subject Re: 15 million fools
Date 2015-12-31 17:12 +0000
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Message-ID <op.yaip3laj86ebyl@red.lan> (permalink)
References <op.yagzluoy86ebyl@red.lan> <20151230Zy6XyMo56y@FuTC> <op.yag1g7dj86ebyl@red.lan> <7d798b9271lhug8832vd88co16n01aabmi@4ax.com> <n62ofb$n70$1@dont-email.me>

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On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:22:33 -0000, James Hogg <Jas.Hogg@goutmail.com> wrote:

> Mr. B1ack wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:23:21 -0000, "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:58:53 -0000, Dr. Jai Maharaj <alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <op.yagzluoy86ebyl@red.lan>,
>>>> "Mr Macaw" <n...@spam.com> posted:
>>>>> 15 million people have spelt length as lenght on the
>>>>> internet, and they actually think it's correct, not just
>>>>> a typo!
>>>> "spelt"
>>>> about 12,700,000 search results.
>>>>
>>>> "spelled"
>>>> about 50,500,000 search results.
>>> Those are both words, with a subtle difference not many people care about.  In my example, lenght is not a word.
>>
>>
>>    "Spelt" is English english. "Spelled" is more the American version.
>>
>>    "Pleaded" and "runned" are American 'Blinglish' ... the slow death
>>    of the irregular verb.
>
> Some American dove in and rescued it.

I'm never sure if I'd rescue someone from drowning.  If I do, it shows I'm braver than all the other pathetic people stood watching.  But.... the guy drowning should have learnt to swim properly, so why should I save him?

-- 
If breasts had no nipples, they'd be pointless.

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Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2015-12-30 22:19 -0500
  Re: 15 million fools James Hogg <Jas.Hogg@gOUTmail.com> - 2015-12-31 09:22 +0100
    Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2015-12-31 17:12 +0000
      Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2015-12-31 22:00 -0500
        Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-01 17:47 +1100
          Re: 15 million fools musika <mUs1Ka@NOSPAMexcite.com> - 2016-01-01 08:16 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-01 19:30 +1100
          Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 14:58 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 21:52 -0500
              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-02 21:54 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 16:09 +0000
          Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 21:47 -0500
            Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:42 +0000
        Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 14:57 +0000
          Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 21:54 -0500
            Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:44 +0000
              Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-02 21:55 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 16:10 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-03 17:32 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 00:25 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 11:56 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 17:21 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 17:44 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 23:38 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 23:12 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-05 22:16 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-05 22:04 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-06 20:09 +0000
  Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2015-12-31 17:11 +0000
    Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2015-12-31 22:36 -0500
      Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-01 18:12 +1100
        Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 22:17 -0500
      Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 11:00 +0000
        Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-01 19:46 +0000
          Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 19:54 +0000
        Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 22:41 -0500
          Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:46 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-02 21:52 -0500
              Re: 15 million fools RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2016-01-02 22:03 -0700
              Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-03 17:34 +1100
              Re: 15 million fools Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-03 11:31 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-03 17:40 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-04 10:13 +1100
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-05 16:43 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 17:36 -0500
              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 18:36 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-03 17:54 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 00:27 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 17:58 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 23:40 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 09:06 +0000
              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:15 +0000
      Re: 15 million fools Charles Bishop <ctbishop@earthlink.net> - 2016-01-02 17:29 -0800
        Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 16:09 +0000

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