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fohfoh:

--- Quote from: AceHigh on April 02, 2011, 10:50:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on April 02, 2011, 08:08:09 AM ---I was more surprised by the spelling "doughnut" vs "donut".
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Proper spelling vs American spelling, nothing to be surprised of, they do that with words all the time.

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Yeah I know. I'm used to writing doughnut and reading donut in return. :P

Burkingam:

--- Quote from: AceHigh on April 02, 2011, 10:50:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on April 02, 2011, 08:08:09 AM ---I was more surprised by the spelling "doughnut" vs "donut".
--- End quote ---

Proper spelling vs American spelling, nothing to be surprised of, they do that with words all the time.

--- End quote ---

Who chooses what spelling is the "proper" one? Words are just a series of phonemes arbitrairly put together to designate an idea.

newy:
And what is the meaning of this thread...?

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