Subj : Erratum...  2.
To   : Ardith Hinton
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Fri Feb 16 2018 18:14:04

Hi! Ardith,

On 02/15/2018 12:46 PM, Ardith Hinton -> Paul Quinn wrote:

 AH>            If it takes you awhile to answer because you stopped to look
 AH> up the spelling of "faux pas", so what?  I'll wait.

Sorry about the delay in replying.  We've had a heat wave visit upon our region 
for the last week-10 days, and I haven't been able to concentrate on replies 
while suffering 32-39C temps with humidity in the order of 60-80%.

I have to 'fess up and say that I knew the correct spelling all along. I didn't 
use it as I don't like to fling such things in a 'mixed' company of echo 
participants, knowing that it might distress some folk to look it up.  (That 
worked out well, didn't it.)  So I chose a word, albeit concocted for the 
purpose, to indicate where an intended mistake had been made.

 PQ>>  I'd have said 'curb'.  Did I pass?  :-D

 AH> AFAIC, you did.  North Americans spell it the same way.  I was just
 AH> curious because when I was growing up the British spelled it
 AH> "kerb".... :-))

Kewl.  I don't normally use the word, as it's typical of the 'flashy' English 
that I've tried to not use in life.  (I was 'diagnosed' with an "educated 
Australian" accent in 7th grade, and my life has been akin to being 'a stranger 
in a strange land' ever since.)  As I initially indicated I always used the 
term gutter for what you might describe otherwise.  And then for the other 
meaning, I might say 'modify'... if it fits the context.  :)

Cheers,
Paul.

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