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To: Matchett-PI
Katrina Spelling Guidelines

A dyke is a lesbian, a dike is a flood barrier.

A levy is a tax, a levee is a flood barrier.

A breech is found on a firearm, a breach allows water through a levee.

A site is a location, sight pertains to vision - "looters should be shot on sight."

17 posted on 09/01/2005 11:57:40 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: mvpel

Thank you! Elementary spelling errors grate on me like fingernails on a chalkboard. Next, let's cover "lose" and "loose"...


19 posted on 09/01/2005 12:05:49 PM PDT by Ichneumon
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To: mvpel

To whom are you giving those guidelines - anyone in particular?

By the way, even though I don't spell the word that way, my collegiate dictionary says that "dyke" is a variation of the spelling of "dike". So either spelling is acceptable.


20 posted on 09/01/2005 12:16:21 PM PDT by Matchett-PI (Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind'. Albert Einstein)
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To: mvpel

Ah, but you're trying to eliminate one of the quickest and easiest ways a reader can measure the intellect of a poster.


26 posted on 09/01/2005 1:10:28 PM PDT by 3niner
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