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From: thomson@hub.toronto.edu (Brian Thomson)
Subject: Re: American word list wanted
Message-ID: <8803291630.AA01174@beaches.hub.toronto.edu>
Organization: CSRI University of Toronto
References: <7776@apple.Apple.Com> <431@mks.UUCP>
Date:	Tue, 29 Mar 88 09:30:34 EST

In article <431@mks.UUCP> wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) writes:
>In article <7776@apple.Apple.Com>, grady@Apple.COM (Grady Ward) writes:
>> Wanted: E-mail containing lists of unusual (viz., less common, proper
>> nouns) American words, spelled correctly. 
>
>What the @#$%# is an "American" word? 

He asked for American words, spelled correctly.
These are English words, spelled incorrectly, plus such gems
as 'burglarize', 'synchronization', and the popular but recently
oppugned 'accreditate'.

I was watching Buffalo TV news a few weeks ago, and it hurt when a
reporter said that an organ transplant recipient was alive and healthy,
thanks to the generosity of the 'donater'.
-- 
		    Brian Thomson,	    CSRI Univ. of Toronto
		    utcsri!uthub!thomson, thomson@hub.toronto.edu