On Tuesday, 27 December 2016 20:36:36 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:54:57 +0000, J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > Speaking of English. I always wonder which would be a better match for
> > someone who uses English mostly to deal with international friends and
> > computers. I am Dutch myself, which means it's officially a second
> > language for me. (Always wondered about that, as I speak several
> > languages and fluency is simply a matter of which I speak regularly). I
> > usually throw a dice to decide between US and UK whenever I get asked.
> 
> As a native English speaking pedant, I would throw "a die" or "some dice"
> to decide, dice is the plural :P

So would I, fifty years ago. Not now though; that one's long since been 
lost.

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Regards,
Peter

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