no, but good one! I meant the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee

On 5/31/07, Bill Motzing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You mean Tori?
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> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lio
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:36 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Treo] Re: Foleo: The Death of Palm
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> r u kidding? spelling is on prime time network TV tonight! :)
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> On 5/31/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:don%40ferguson.us> us>
> wrote:
> > All one has to do is read the item descriptions on Craig's List to see
> > that we've already lost the battle. With so many schools deemphasizing
> > spelling, I see no hope, and have resigned myself to appreciating
> > something that few people appreciate -- tolerable grammar, good
> > spelling, coherent sentences.
> >
> > But ... yeah ... really, like who cares about spelling lol?
> >
> > I do.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Don
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com] On Behalf Of
> > Jeffrey Kaplan
> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:24 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> com
> > Subject: Re: [Treo] Re: Foleo: The Death of Palm
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> > Hello, Sam Kamens.
> >
> > On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:05:43 -0400 you said:
> >
> > > >> Just curious: why write "forex" when "e.g." has fewer letters
> > _and_ is
> > > >> already well established to mean the same thing? It'd be like
> > writing
> > > >
> > > > It's easier to type.
> > >
> > > How about just typing "4x" instead? Even quicker... :-)
> >
> > I didn't say quicker, I said "easier". :)
> >
> > > I really do worry about whether my children will be able to spell at
> > > all, in this world of text messaging...
> >
> > Children? I wonder about some +adults+. You should see some of the
> > support requests I get at work!
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> > Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
> > The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol
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> > Peter's Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord, #141.
> > As an alternative to not having children, I will have lots of children.
> > My sons will be too busy jockeying for position to ever be a real
> > threat, and the daughters will all sabotage each other's attempts to
> > win the hero.
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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