Re: USAGE: -i/yse vs -i/yze in England (and what the heck, NZ too).
From: | Dan Jones <dan@...> |
Date: | Sunday, December 16, 2001, 21:20 |
James Campbell escreva:
>In the absence of an official English spelling reform, it seems that some
>people are taking matters into their own hands. I offer as evidence the
>following sign I saw yesterday in Dorset:
>
>HOLLY
>MISTOEL
>FOR SALE
Yeah, but tha be daarset far ya. I love it when my little cousin (who's 10
and has a Dorset accent so thick you could use it as a marmite substitute)
spells in "dorset"- "arfter" is a classic.
Dan
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