Re: more English orthography

On Wed, 17 May 2000 23:42:55 -0700 DOUGLAS KOLLER <LAOKOU@...>
writes:
> "Beer on draught" was usually spelled "Beer on draft" in the venues
> I used
> to hang. "There's a draft in this room" is, I *believe*, spelled
> "draught"
> on the other side of the pond (so says my dictionary). I don't know
> what is meant by /dr\Ot/. An example sentence?
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How about.....someone took a deep /dr\Ot/ of their drink.
It's like a long, drawn-out gulp.  somewhat like chugging, but without
the energy.
like how you drink a cup of water after exercising.

I also seem to remember reading the phrase "healing draughts" in a
fantasy book, possibly the _Guardians of the Flame_ series by Joel
Rosenberg (i think).  In that case /drOt/ meant was a synonym for the
noun "drink".

> I also don't understand your distinction between plow and plough
> (both of
> which I pronounce /plaU/). This refers to what we do to snow in New
> England
> in the winter or what a farmer uses to till the land. What's /plow/?
> What's
> /pl&w/? Spelling reformers, are you watching? :)
>
> Kou
I'm sure now, they're the same thing.  Like "aluminum" and "aluminium",
except that i seem to use both of them :-) .


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