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here where she suggests popularising the the phrase "
A theory so absurd that they probably teach it in Kansas", I would also suggest "except for the wierd sulphur things that live around volcanic vents" as a useful phrase to round off statements.
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We appear to have adopted stupid American Spelling.
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(And thus all the new whippersnappers spell it that way). I guess old farts like us will be still using the correct spelling.
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I wonder how much confusion it has actually ever caused? I had an interesting conversation with a linguistics-oriented friend recently - she was downplaying the extent to which consistent spelling actually makes reading easier or faster. Apparently it's overrated.
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Dumbing down English for our American colleagues it an awful thing to do; smacks of pity!
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