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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: Mon, 02 Sep 1996 22:33:32 -0700
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Peter Smith wrote:
> 
> According to my personal dictionary (i.e. my head), ...
> 
>   Pallet : A wooden base used in factories/transport to stack stuff
>     on so forklifts can carry them around easily.
>   Palette: The colour collection thingy
>                    ^

You're right of course.  But I say that that extra 'e' on the end is
overrated!  Nobody pronounces it, and it doesn't even change the word's
pronoununciatiation.  I say we start a campaign to get rid of all those
useless e's on the end of words, starting with PALLET(E).  All in favor?

:-)		<-- for those who missed the sarcasm of this post

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