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- Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:17 pm
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: Incomplete sentence in Oliver Twist?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13490
- Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:37 am
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: Incomplete sentence in Oliver Twist?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13490
Incomplete sentence in Oliver Twist?
A home-educating mom on a Yahoo groups for the same found a mistake in Oliver Twist (can it be?!!!). We had the dickens of a conversation about it, with some moms purporting that the sentence was, indeed, correct as written, while others, like myself, argued that it couldn't possibly be considered g...
- Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:27 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: National Spelling Bee
- Replies: 5
- Views: 36534
- Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:20 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: National Spelling Bee
- Replies: 5
- Views: 36534
- Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:09 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: National Spelling Bee
- Replies: 5
- Views: 36534
National Spelling Bee
Do we have National Spelling Bee fans here? Our family has followed it the last few years. One of our daughters aspires to be the state bee champ--her last chance will be 2007.
In grace,
april
In grace,
april
- Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:16 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: Dilemma/dilemna
- Replies: 36
- Views: 200822
off-the-top-of-my-head
We also have column. There must be others, but I can't think of any easy way to look them up or search for them anywhere.
- Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Warsh?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 349390
"woish"
No, wait! My mom doesn't say "worsh." She says "woish," with the vowel as in joy. My kids reminded me of this slight variation, which invariably causes them to snicker. My dh agrees--he knows lots of people who say "worsh" around here. I wonder if instead of an ethnic p...
- Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:40 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: Dilemma/dilemna
- Replies: 36
- Views: 200822
- Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:59 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: Dilemma/dilemna
- Replies: 36
- Views: 200822
Re: Dilemma/dilemna
As a result of a remark made by someone on another forum, I did a search on dilemma vs. dilemna and was surprised to discover how many people were actually TAUGHT to spell d-i-l-e-m- n -a. Can anyone throw light on the origina of this tenured error? Verbum I've discussed this at length with friends...
- Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Warsh?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 349390
Re: Worsh - Wisconsin!
I posted earlier that I grew up in Iowa (in the land of little Germany, as my husband calls it) and generations have pronounced it "worsh". I think it may have somethin' to do with German ancestry... I've always wondered why my mom said "warsh." I think my dad's dad might have s...