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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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noyou spelt it like an american. by no criteria is that the correct spelling.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:07,
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I refer the honorable gentlemanto this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling
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I refer to honerable gentlemen to thiswww.pretentiousfuckingcunt.com
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I was enjoyed the exchange so much I actually clicked that without thinking.Ha!
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Good job it wasn't accidently a real sitelike my house of piss mistake.
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Oh dear god.Curiosity is a bad bad thing.
Not as bad as that though. I don't know what I expected.
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well, I'm shocked and appalled by thatso much for the OED being the standard.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:28,
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Therein lies the pointIt isn't, and hasn't been for some time in this country.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:31,
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frankly I'm diguztedit'z outrageouz
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:33,
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Bizarrely the OED favours the 'z' spelling on a number of wordsThey're on their own though - other such as Collins favour an 's'.
As do I.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:18,
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that is very odd indeedI honestly had no idea that the OED favoured the -ize spelling.
It's shocking, but for once I agree with the French. -ise is the way to go
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:30,
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