Re: CHAT: Ballar(r)at
| From: | Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Sunday, October 5, 2003, 14:14 |
|---|
>'They' referred both to space and time. People from Ballarat at that time
>generally spelt Ballarat as <Ballarrat>, or so I was told by my Grade 5
>teacher and various people at Sovereign Hill. Maybe they were just trying
>to make an excuse for the typo in the film they had, I dunno :)
::shrug:: As I aged, I found that many of the things, which my teachers in
grammar school told me, were either only their personal opinions/prejudices
or merely conveniently constructed "explanations".
_________________________________________________________________
Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited time offer--
sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup