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Re: British people and their alphabet
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.37.241
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at 13:09:20
In Reply To: Re: British people and their alphabet posted by dingdong on Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at 08:32:06:

> > > >
> > > > We Brits are of the "Zed" persuasion. > > >
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> Yes, in Australia, we zed it also.
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> I'll bet you put an Oh in front of 'possum, too.
> > Actually, the critter that can sometimes be seen in parts of North America is an Opossum. The Possum lives in Australia, and maybe other places.
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> You've got it Nyp, we have possums in abundance here. And we have colour and labour. And how about metre and theatre? You guys don't always know how to spell that either.
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> ding"antipodean"dong


I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Theatre is with live actors on a stage.
Theater is for movies.
I accent the first syllable in theatre and the second in theater. But that's just me.
Howard