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Subject: spelling - was: Re: [OM] irregardless
From: "Ian A. Nichols" <I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:23:19 +0000 (GMT)

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Walt Wayman wrote:

> As Ben Franklin said, "It's a man with a damn small mind who can't think of
> but one way to spell a word."

Is it time for the "how does an Englishman spell "fish"?" joke now?

Oh, alright then: ghoti

that's 'gh' as in 'rough'

        'o' as in 'women'

       'ti' as in 'station'

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