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To: SAJ
Normally, I would not be one to nit pick someone's use of the language, but in this case an exception is demanded:

And, he spelt his first name with exactly one 'A', not two, hence 'Aron'.

On an American forum, your use of the British form "spelt" was entirely inappropriate. Especially in simple rather the perfect past tense. It sounds like you are over correcting, perhaps to compensate for something?

13 posted on 08/27/2004 12:45:15 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: AndyTheBear
I occasionally forget to AmericaniZe my spelling when I'm in a hurry. 'Spelt' is the imperfect past tense, used in designating an ongoing action (after all, he surely didn't change the spelling from day to day, or ever for that matter); I had no use for the pluperfect in that sentence.

It's always interesting to hear American views on English grammar. Try punctuating this to make ONE complete and grammatically correct sentence:

Charles where Andrew had had has had had had had had had had had had the professor's approval.

21 posted on 08/27/2004 8:33:55 AM PDT by SAJ (Today is optimum. Write LBX 460 or 470-strike calls.. About 14% roc with expectation > .94)
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