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Re: Applied Categories

#98012 03/13/03 02:43 PM

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I reckon it's us Brits at fault again here. According to OED either spelling can be applied to either meaning. MW says differently - it has been listening to Bean.

I think the usual UK spelling for both meanings would be with the 'Y'. Certainly that looks ryte to me.

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