On 18/05/07, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<quote who="Del"> > flyers [sic] This is the correct spelling of the plural of 'flyer'. You need not suggest you avoided a transcription error by quoting it with '[sic]'.
Well, it's *a* correct spelling, anyway. I'd interpreted Del's use of "[sic]" as being merely a humours reference to this morning's pedantry, not a pedantic critique itself. Perhaps we need a slug-pedants list to keep the worst of the pedants (myself included) from cluttering the main list? - Jeff
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