On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:47:40 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

>On Jul 10, 2:43*pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote:
>> aem wrote:
>> > On Jul 10, 12:38 pm, "Nexis" > wrote:
>>
>> >>"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
>> >>>I know that Earl Grey tea has some amount of caffien in it.
>>
>> > For some reason, this bugs me. *Most misspellings don't.
>>
>> My American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, kept by my
>> computer, lists both caffeine and caffein as acceptable spellings. *I
>> remembered that. *Then I went and screwed up the "i before e except
>> after c" exception. *(I got Earl Grey right (not gray). *Do I get points
>> for that?) *(And I'm one of the rare people on the list who usually gets
>> its/it's correct. *I think I deserve bonus points.)
>>
>Anyone who keeps a real dictionary by the machine deserves bonus
>points just for that. -aem
>

where else would you keep your dictionary? (the one next to me
(webster's new world) is the second one i've had to apply duct tape to
the binding of.)

(don't much like *the american heritage* though. i keep telling the
usage panel 'you're full of shit.')

your pal,
blake




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