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To: NRx

Guess spell-check was still in its infancy back then.


4 posted on 02/21/2020 4:31:11 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

It actually makes more sense than most of the gobbledegook that spell checkers put out.


12 posted on 02/21/2020 5:13:23 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Larry Lucido
English spelling had not be standardized. Which was why a lot of legal communication was in Latin. You really did not want a judge being confused over what the law actually said.
16 posted on 02/21/2020 5:36:30 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
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