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log book and flogged it. i'll translate it for the Americans ( of which i became one a few years back).

Log book- similar to a pink slip but has all previous owners listed ( or at least it did 37 yrs ago when i lived in England)

Flogged it- sold it.
Brought back a few memories, i left the UK at 25 and am now 62.



So, IF my math is right here, you say you've been in this country for 37 years now, eh Desmond ol' boy?! Well then, PROVE IT, dude!

(...spell the words "color" or "labor" for me here, or for THAT matter, ANY words in the language that Brits constantly insert that superfluous-u in!)





Don't forget, you 'Muricans also miss out the occasional 'i' too
EVERYONE knows it's ALUMINIUM for God sake !!

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Well GEEEZ, Ade ol' boy! How many times do I have to tell ya the following here, dude?!

We "simplified" the language for you guys, AND in the process, "democratized" the thing!

Although admittedly in this case, the case of "aluminum" that is, it would seem your spelling of it would be more congruent with all the other elements listed on the Periodic table, huh. And so I'll grant ya this one here, anyway.

(...but still, give me ONE good reason for that superfluous-u of yours and one that isn't solely based upon the thought of "tradition", and I promise I'll never speak of this again...well, maybe anyway)


Actually, and you'll be proud of me here, I was thinking about our use of the 'U' recently.
Actually, not just the 'U' but the whole 'ough'. Why isn't 'through' spelt 'throo'?
Rough? What's wrong with ruff? Hell! Go for ruf!! Trough = Troff.

I am of course, basing this on some of the utter CRAP spelling so often seen these days ...

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