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Re: Blow (to Kat)

• Posted by CK Lester <cklester at yahoo.com> Mar 02, 2001
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"Centre" is simply the British English spelling of "center" and does not
mean anything different than "center"... like "color" vs. "colour."

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bensler" <bensler at mailops.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:07 PM
Subject: RE: Blow (to Kat)


> I know,
>
>    So are 'centre' and 'center'. One is a gathering place, the other is
> the middle of something.. But in the real world, most people will choose
> to use only one or the other.
>
>   I think homonym is the correct word.
>
> Chris
>
>
> CK Lester wrote:
> > No, these words are "homonyms." They sound the same but have different
> > meanings.
> >
> > complement
> > compliment
> >
> > One is a "comment of praise," the other is a "companion."
> >
> > P.S. Is "homonyms" the right word? 
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Bensler" <bensler at mailops.com>
> > To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:38 PM
> > Subject: RE: Blow (to Kat)
> >
> >
> > > Come now..
> > >
> > >    That's like saying you mispelled 'centre', it should be 'center'
> > > Depends who you are and where you come from. You say Zee, I say Zed.
> > > Same thing. Not the same thing as 'misspeling werds'
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > Jim Duffy wrote:
> > > > Kat,
> > > >
> > > > No slaps intended, but you mispelled compliment.
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards,
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > Kat wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On 1 Mar 2001, at 23:50, Rolf Schroeder wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Kat wrote:
> > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > 1) learn to spell as well as Rolf
> > > > > > > ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kat, could you explain this to me?
> > > > >
> > > > > Ok, you spell english words far better than willabamm, and you
> > probably
> > > > > didn't have
> > > > > the burden of growing up in a usa school system. It's no wonder he
> > can't
> > > > > look up words
> > > > > in a dictionary or help file, if he can't spell the words he wants
to
> > > > > look up! I made a left-
> > > > > handed complement to you, and a right-handed slap at his spelling.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks, Rolf
> > > > >
> > > > > <curtsey>
> > > > >
> > > > > Kat
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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