church key 'bee r-can opener' is obsolete

[Dennis R. Preston]

Bah! Variability. The excuse of those who lack the decency (or
industry) to acquire the Standard Language.

dInIs

>In a message dated 2/25/05 1:03:09 PM, preston at MSU.EDU writes:
>
>
>>  Damn you Butters! If you're gong to call us old protestant boys
>>  "purile" you'd better spell it right.
>>
>
>The spelling is variable, like everything else.


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