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| Re: Pearls Before Swine: The English |
| 10 Jan 26 15:45:22 |
XPost: rec.arts.comics.strips From: YourName@YourISP.com On 2026-01-10 02:04:44 +0000, Lynn McGuire said: > On 1/9/2026 5:22 PM, Your Name wrote: >> On 2026-01-09 21:07:12 +0000, Lynn McGuire said: >>> >>> Pearls Before Swine: The English >>> https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2026/01/09 >>> >>> Rat is right, the Brits economize too much in their language. >>> >>> Lynn >> >> You mean "economise" ... and English *is* "their" language (as the >> comic strip says). :-p > > https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economize > > Lynn 'z' is an Americanism. Real English uses 's'. :-) --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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