Nordiska

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: March 20, 2000 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: Nordiska


> WELLL::::::...... as long as we are on about it... if you look in your
> dictionary you will find that the spelling of both the words Tomatoe and
Potatoe
> are acceptable spellings. It is most usual to drop the "e" at the end of
these
> two words. The inclusion of the "e" comes from the old english spelling
and
> pronunciation (influenced by the nordic). In more complete dictionaries
you will
> find both spellings and actually the "e" is considered to be the "proper
upper
> class" (read snobish) spelling in many places of the english speaking
world.
>
> Don Guale... or whoever that guy was... grin.. came from a rather upper
class
> family, so this was a quite understandable spelling of the word. He was
fully
> correct in "adding" the "e" to the end and it was the bright eyed
beavertailed
> talking head reporters (probably of the same art whom falled Nixon) that
were
> wrong. Indeed it was thee that fools made of themselves.
>
> grin
>
> Clyde Hollinger wrote:

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And while we are at it...

Has it occurred to anyone else that there are precious few on this list who,
by example, have earned the right to criticize anyone else for either their
spelling or their use of grammar?

And now, back to those pianos...

Regards,

Del