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Dear Danks ~
You're welcome.
Father Steve
Many years ago I saw, on Walt Disney, a story about a young boy and a grouchy old guy and a pigeon which said grouchy old guy was gonna cull but the young boy begged for its life and lo and behold it became a champeen racin' pigeon. He called the bird "Pidge". When I saw it written I understood why the "d" - I'd been thinking "pig" in my eight-year-old head, and saw it wouldn't have worked on paper. After all, pigs can't be champeen fliers, though apparently pidges can.
I have noticed in my reading that the "frig" spelling seems to be UK, and the "fridge" one North American.
So how do the English spell that boiled sugary candy? Fug? Oh, I can see it now.
"The fug's in the frig, dear."
Don't forget, they spell jail, gaol.
Old wives did a lot of research! They just didn't have labs(or corgis). I believe what they used was those fine old scientific tools, observation and experience, coupled with peer review.
If any of us raised pigeons, we might have an answer to this conundrum.....
From one who is beloved by many on this forum:
"why is there a 'd' in fridge,
Because frigging generates heat."
what they used was those fine old scientific tools, observation and experience
And a good dose of selective memory.
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