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Subject: 
Spelling (Re: The Law of Falling Lego)
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:23:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal writes:
Jeff Stembel wrote:
Not to mention the rooves of buildings.  ;)
Not to mention the roofs...<runnning>  >;-)

hoof -> hooves
roof -> rooves (???)

OR

roof -> roofs
hoof -> hoofs  (???)

Ahhhhhh.....   That's english for ya'  :)

-David



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  Re: Spelling (Re: The Law of Falling Lego)
 
(...) But it *can* be spelled hoofs, as in "huffs" or "hoooffs". In fact I've seen it spelled that way more often than the other way. But I don't like it when people say "ruffs". -- Ian (Incidentally, does anyone here say "tomahto"?) :P (24 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Spelling (Re: The Law of Falling Lego)
 
(...) FTR, I made a mistake. I checked the dictionary, and rooves is not a plural form of roof. :) Ahhh... I love English. ;) Jeff (24 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: The Law of Falling Lego
 
(...) Not to mention the roofs...<runnning> >;-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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