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From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: djgpp/allegro - help! - quick question
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 02:23:39 -0700
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Weiqi Gao wrote:
> 
> Mark Habersack <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl> wrote:
> > According to my UK dictionary, the P word is spelt PALETTE. Is it the
> > same in the US? I've seen about 3 spellings of that word so far in
> > this thread!
> 
> In the U.S., the dictionary is a thing of the past.  Spellings of words are
> invented by people, and dictionaries is merely a compiled list of
> spellings.  Why limit yourself by ancient standards. :) [For those who
> don't know, this is a joke!]

Hah!  It'd be more funny if it weren't so true...
Besides, that's "dictionaries ARE", not "dictionaries IS".  ;P

> I'd vote for PALET!

Nonono - it should be PALLET.  That way everybody gets confused.  :)

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John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I <fighteer AT cs DOT com>

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