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    #51
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    Say what?

    *You have to individually change your message as you go, I think.

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      #52
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      Have is now spelt 'of'.

      Diarrhoea has somehow become diarrhea.

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        #53
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        Kidnapped was spelled with just one 'p' in the US during the 1930s (both spellings are still listed in the dictionary).

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          #54
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          Satchmo Distel wrote: Kidnapped was spelled with just one 'p' in the US during the 1930s (both spellings are still listed in the dictionary).
          Were they grabbed by the back of the neck? *

          * Exactly the kind of "quality" wordplay you'd expect from me. 2,000 posts of this shit, y'know.

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            MiserableOldGit wrote: Have is now spelt 'of'.

            Diarrhoea has somehow become diarrhea.
            I think there are several instances like this.

            Mediaeval used to be dominant in my youth, I think, but has almost universally become medieval now.

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              San Bernardhinault wrote:
              Originally posted by MiserableOldGit
              Have is now spelt 'of'.

              Diarrhoea has somehow become diarrhea.
              I think there are several instances like this.
              Well, things tend to go in runs.

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                #57
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                This thread's heading down the pan.

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                  #58
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                  antoine polus wrote: Now the absolutely hideous Nasa is favoured by some newspapers.
                  You are the anti-hobbes. A true bastion of rightness.

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                    #59
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                    In old movies you sometimes hear references to the United Nations as "UNO", pronounced "you-know". It seemed to take a while before "UN" became universal.

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                      #60
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                      Various Artist wrote:
                      Originally posted by Alderman Barnes
                      I can't explain
                      *applause*

                      I was about to proffer one explanation, then realised that AB has, obliquely, already done so.

                      I'd never say "fak" for FAQ any more than I would "hoo" for the WHO. I agree with GY about Gamefaqs, mind, but then it's not a word I've ever had cause to say out loud.
                      I say "fak-wuh" for FAQ.

                      Is that just me?

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                        #61
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                        Guy Profumo wrote:
                        Originally posted by Various Artist
                        Originally posted by Alderman Barnes
                        I can't explain
                        *applause*

                        I was about to proffer one explanation, then realised that AB has, obliquely, already done so.

                        I'd never say "fak" for FAQ any more than I would "hoo" for the WHO. I agree with GY about Gamefaqs, mind, but then it's not a word I've ever had cause to say out loud.
                        I say "fak-wuh" for FAQ.

                        Is that just me?
                        You say what?

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                          #62
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                          Yes, I have a feeling that is an intensely local saying, Guy.

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