From: "Timothy Murphy" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Erik P. Olsen wrote:Hm, tried the English (Denmark) version and there is absolutely no Danish in that and it merely looks like another American English variant.I looked at English (Irish) some time ago, and couldn't find any difference from English (UK). The two differences that are sometimes quoted are "rere" (for the back of a building) and "seperate" for "separate". I've always assumed that the latter stems from some Dan Quayle-like teacher refusing to admit he (or more likely she) was wrong.
For the record I have several dictionaries here that show both spellings with neither the preferred spelling. The "e" on the end has fallen off potatoe only in the days since the Quayle tarring. I learned it withthe potatoe spelling when I was in school in the 40s. It was a "Toe May Toe" or "Toe Mah Toe" thing. Both looked (sounded) wrong to
about half the people.
{^_^}
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