From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The only rule we got at school was 'after c', and then one
just learned
all the exceptions. Everyone has a few words they can't spell
I think.
One of mine is 'resteraunt'. Oops! Restaurant.
Mine are: vacuum, caffeine, torture and a few
--- Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The only rule we got at school was 'after c', and then one
just learned
all the exceptions. Everyone has a few words they can't spell
I think.
One of mine is 'resteraunt'. Oops!
Debbi explains the origins of fish on
(Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT))
[..gone snip crazy...]
I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC
ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound
fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;)
?? would be as in the plural of woman = w_o_men
Han Tacoma wrote:
Debbi explains the origins of fish on
(Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT))
[..gone snip crazy...]
I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC
ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound
fish [enou_gh_, ??, pa_ti_ence]... ;)
?? would be as in the
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Han Tacoma wrote:
Debbi explains the origins of fish on
(Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT))
[..gone snip crazy...]
I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC
ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound
fish
In a message dated 6/7/2003 12:39:18 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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There's at least 1 more. Anyone?
Stein
There are many steins in Leipzig, ja?
William Taylor
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After going through at $4 a book
...and again at $3 a book
...and then $10
Julia (Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500) writes:
Han Tacoma wrote:
Debbi explains the origins of fish on
(Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT))
[..gone snip crazy...]
I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC
ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound
fish
Amendment at the end.
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From: Han Tacoma [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: English rules exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people
Julia (Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500) writes:
Han
On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been
brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of
them:
either
foreign
forfeit
leisure
neither
seize
weird
There's at least 1 more. Anyone?
Their?
Dean
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On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been
brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of
them:
either
foreign
forfeit
leisure
neither
seize
weird
At 02:05 PM 6/7/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Han Tacoma wrote:
Debbi explains the origins of fish on
(Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT))
[..gone snip crazy...]
I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC
ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound
fish [enou_gh_, ??,
On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 16:31:00 -0500 Julia told Dean
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been
brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of
them:
either
On Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 10:31 pm, Julia Thompson wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been
brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of
them:
either
--- Han Tacoma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...and to think that the former
could have been spoken if
Gutemberg hadn't circa 1450
come up with the printing press.
Hay now, Getemberg may have stole that idea from the chinese, but that's no
reason to blame him for modern spelling
Computer can you tell me the location of Gordy LaForge?
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more.
The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more.
The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking
people.
Computer can you tell me the
At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more.
The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more.
The Chinese Communist Party
At 15:43 2003-06-05 -0500, Julia wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods
At 15:43 2003-06-05 -0500, Julia wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
China raises the red tag
RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 15:43 2003-06-05 -0500, Julia wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 09:20 AM 6/5/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The gentle and gentile geriatric German general
was a genuine genius at
geography, geology, and geometry. As do many of
his generation, he likes to
make generously loud gestures with
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* -
Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again.
Please.
Julia
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From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* -
Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again.
Please.
Must resist.
Must resist.
MUST RESIST!!!
Ah, the urge has passed...
(Remember Marvin's wanker post...?)
- jmh
Stay Good
At 04:16 PM 6/5/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
[snip]
yes, I'm feeling a little surly, why do you ask? ;)
At 08:45 AM 6/6/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* -
Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again.
Please.
I was going to ask if
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 04:16 PM 6/5/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
[snip]
yes, I'm feeling a little surly, why do you ask? ;)
At 08:45 AM 6/6/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* -
Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That.
--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage,
so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...]
[F]
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage,
so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...]
You are correct
[F]
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage,
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[F]
At 12:51 AM 6/6/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 6/5/2003 8:45:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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The gentle and gentile geriatric German general was a genuine genius at
geography, geology, and geometry. As do many of his generation, he
likes to
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