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Default The word is refrigerate

Chong Dak wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Charlene Charette wrote:
>>> Steve Wertz wrote:
>>>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> There is no d in refrigerate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But there is in 'fridge'. Go figure.

>>
>>> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator".

>>
>> And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced
>> "fridge".


> And frig means something COMPLETELY different.


Tell me about it! (laugh) No, really, don't, that's a different
newsgroup.

nancy