Cycling and hypothermia

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:31:37 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:25:49 -0000, Alex Heney wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:18:16 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:12:44 -0000, Alex Heney wrote:

On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:08:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:56:43 -0000, Alex Heney wrote:

On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:11:29 +0000, Bertie Wooster
wrote:













No, those are American spellings.

Traveling was accepted as a valid spelling in English before the USA
existed. The first reference using that spelling in the full OED entry
is from 1709.

It has rather fallen out of use in the last century or so, but that
doesn't mean it is corrupting the language to still use it.

You could say the same about sulfur and aluminum. But we consider those American.

We do.

And this is borne out by the OED.

The OED entry for Sulfur says "(Now US)" and for Aluminum says "Now
chiefly N. Amer.".

It makes no similar notation for traveling.

Then it's wrong.

Of course, you know better about the English language than the most
definitive guide in the world.

It is not wrong.

You are.

Get over it.

The link I provided give a good explanation.

For the general case.

As always, there are exceptions.

Your "dictionary" probably as a typo. Here's another one, this is a decent dictionary: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dic...kiePolicy=true

It may be "decent", but it is not *nearly* as "decent" as the OED.

Note from the following link - the main Collins paper dictionary is a
similar sort of size (and price) to the Compact Oxford Dictionary. The
full OED in printed form is 20 volumes of a similar size (and costs
£5000.00.

Incidentally, while the full online OED which I was quoting from is a
subscription product, many public libraries have free access - you
just need to enter your library card number (which is how I access
it).
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On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:57:25 -0000, Alex Heney wrote:

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:31:37 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:25:49 -0000, Alex Heney wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:18:16 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:12:44 -0000, Alex Heney wrote:

On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:08:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:















We do.

And this is borne out by the OED.

The OED entry for Sulfur says "(Now US)" and for Aluminum says "Now
chiefly N. Amer.".

It makes no similar notation for traveling.

Then it's wrong.

Of course, you know better about the English language than the most
definitive guide in the world.

It is not wrong.

You are.

Get over it.

The link I provided give a good explanation.

For the general case.

As always, there are exceptions.

My link included travelling as one of the two examples!

Your "dictionary" probably as a typo. Here's another one, this is a decent dictionary: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dic...kiePolicy=true

It may be "decent", but it is not *nearly* as "decent" as the OED.

Note from the following link - the main Collins paper dictionary is a
similar sort of size (and price) to the Compact Oxford Dictionary. The
full OED in printed form is 20 volumes of a similar size (and costs
£5000.00.

Incidentally, while the full online OED which I was quoting from is a
subscription product, many public libraries have free access - you
just need to enter your library card number (which is how I access
it).

The Collins dictionary I've seen is A4 sized and 4 inches thick. It's got all sorts in it, included slang, phrases, local dialects, etc. I've never found anything missing from it. And if you don't like the contents ask my sister, she edited it.

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On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:28:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

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Are you telling me there are TWO Oxford dictionaries?


No **** Sherlock.

I always knew you were not very bright.



Judith

"Zach" wrote in message ...

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:28:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

snip


Are you telling me there are TWO Oxford dictionaries?


No **** Sherlock.

I always knew you were not very bright.


tut tut tut

how many times do you have to be told you are in his killfile

why do you think that is

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:02:24 -0000, . wrote:



"Zach" wrote in message ...

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:28:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

snip


Are you telling me there are TWO Oxford dictionaries?


No **** Sherlock.

I always knew you were not very bright.


tut tut tut

how many times do you have to be told you are in his killfile

why do you think that is

The question is why are you not in mine. I usually get rid of all the people who can't write sentences.

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On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:06:48 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

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The question is why are you not in mine. I usually get rid of all the people who can't write sentences.


You should get rid of those who don't know that when you ask a question, you
should use a question mark at the end of it.




Judith

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:54:25 +0000, Uncle Peter wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:42:04 -0000, Scion wrote:

Alex Heney put finger to keyboard:

There are exceptions to just about every "rule" regarding the English
language and spelling.

I was surprised to find out recently that "i before e except after c"
is wrong for most words with an e/i pair.

I can only think of weird Sheilas.

And I seized the opportunity to lay a siege at the Mayor's.

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:45:56 +0000, Zach wrote:

you were not very bright.

Why do people insult others?

They think that insulting the person will make them feel better, or they
insult the other person to take attention off of themselves and their
issues.

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:06:48 +0000, Uncle Peter wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:02:24 -0000, . wrote:



"Zach" wrote in message
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On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:28:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

snip


Are you telling me there are TWO Oxford dictionaries?


No **** Sherlock.

I always knew you were not very bright.


tut tut tut

how many times do you have to be told you are in his killfile

why do you think that is

The question is why are you not in mine. I usually get rid of all the
people who can't write sentences.

That include most us.

On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:44:47 -0000, Peter Keller wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:06:48 +0000, Uncle Peter wrote:

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:02:24 -0000, . wrote:



"Zach" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:28:43 -0000, "Uncle Peter" wrote:

snip


Are you telling me there are TWO Oxford dictionaries?


No **** Sherlock.

I always knew you were not very bright.


tut tut tut

how many times do you have to be told you are in his killfile

why do you think that is

The question is why are you not in mine. I usually get rid of all the
people who can't write sentences.

That include most us.

Oh, this is not alt.english usage.

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"I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson."
-- Emo Philips