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Noachian orthography
nemo, are you making possibly the best pun this place has seen in ages??? I LOVE it!!!
I'm sorry, Annastrophic, but I don't get it.  I was simply trying to make a very obtuse reference to Noah Webster, the one responsible for American spelling as we know it today. As much as I would love to take credit for some fantastic pun, I don't even see one!
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Nope, AnnaStrophic, I don't think you're chopped liver, old or otherwise. Here's the history in brief: I originally posted my comment before - actually while - Bridget was relocating the thread to "Non-Word, etc." Went back to see what my post looked like on the actual forum (excited as only a stranger can be), only to discover the whole thread gone. I thought I had killed it  . Thankfully it wasn't my fault after all, and all our posts live happily ever after  .
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oh no! I am guilcup of aiding and abetting a verbicide, and foisting 'ocleur' on the unwitting. quick, someone compose a threadnody.
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yes... as i was just about to say... BLAME IT ON TSUWM.
it was *his* bloody idea, honest injun'.
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AnnaS, what did I miss in nemo's post?
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oops I've only heard the term to mean pre-diluvian ancient. If Noachian is also used to describe U.S. spelling, as prescribed by Noah Webster, then I was ignorant of this fact and appreciate learning it. NancyK, I'd much rather be chopped liver than OCLean (tsuwm, I'll get you for this when you least expect) but in any case, I got ya. Don't you hate the way these threads jump around? 
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Getting back to typos. I friend and I found this pamphlet from 'The Wall Street Institute' inviting people to try to win a free English course by filling out the form and sending it in. We spent about 20 mins correcting at least 20-30 mistakes on the form, both in German and English with a red pen and sent it off. Two weeks later a lady called me, and in broken German (she was from the U.S.), proceeded to tell me I had won a course. I acted overjoyed and commented on how happy I'd be to learn some English. Needless to say I didn't go.
Another classic:
In German, a language school is called eine Sprachenschule, but many schools advertise their 'Sprachschule'; the irony of it! It's like attending 'a lanwage skool'. Needless to say, it's best to avoid these establishments.
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Well, heaven to betsy - I gave you credit for spotting a sort of triple pun (antidiluvian/Webster/"no H" orthography), so I guess I'll crawl back under my stone now! On the typos: my local rag printed a large advert yesterday by the major regionally-based education & training agency. It was for a Director to join the board - in an honourary capacity. Webster - who he?!
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Is another man's paté. (Hi, E)
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another man's paté
... of which, how did the USn pronunciation of this word come about - I seem to remember a heavily accented par-TAY?
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