Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/07

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Subject: [Leica] They Shoulda Stuck With the Second
From: buzz.hausner at verizon.net (buzz.hausner@verizon.net)
Date: Tue Jun 7 11:10:49 2005
 
The source authority is Merriam-Webster's New International Dictionary, 
SECOND Edition (1930-1961).  The Merriam-Webster's New International 
Dictionary THIRD Edition (1961 to date) is crap.

Buzz Hausner

>From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@edd.uio.no>
>Date: Tue Jun 07 11:44:42 CDT 2005
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography

>Give it up, Buzz. Merriam Webster Unabridged is _the_ dictionary for 
>American English and they don't even mention your spelling, dying, as 
>acceptable. "Dieing" it is ... no variants and not vulgar. Just the 
>proper spelling for the transitive verb "to die".
>
>No big deal. I didn't know it either. I'm glad this little discussion 
>turned up. I learned something.
>
>Daniel
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