Re: What is the language "British"?

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On Tuesday 29 August 2006 19:38, Antonio Olivares wrote:
>--- jdow <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: "Steve Searle" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> > On Tue, August 29, 2006 12:30 pm, jdow wrote:
>> >> And potatoe WAS/IS a legitimate spelling for
>>
>> potato in the US at the
>>
>> >> time illiterate lefties made it a means of
>>
>> tarring Dan Quayle.
>>
>> > But Dan Quayle was correcting a school child who
>>
>> spelled it "potato", so
>>
>> > presumably he is at least as illiterate as your
>>
>> lefties since he didn't
>>
>> > know that potato was also correct.
>>
>> The card he was handed for the word spelled it
>> potatoe. As it was a
>> spelling test he took the card at its word. He was
>> ambushed.
>>
>> {^_^}
>>
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>The spelling of "potatoe" changed to "potato" and so
>Dan Quayle was made fun of,  but I guess that's
>nothing compared to
>
>A friend sent me the following message:
>
>
>--------------------------------------
>Hmmmmmm. . .
>
> Was this a mistake on Google's part?
>
>1- Go to www.Google.com
>
>2- Type in       Failure
>
>3- Look at the first listing and see what comes up
>listed first
>
Ohmygawd..

>Was this done intentionally?

I dunno, but it sure fits the query.

>--------------------------------------
>
>I hope no one get's offended, but since this thread
>lends itself.  why not?

Why not indeed! :)

>Regards,
>
>Antonio
>
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