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  • Wednesday, August 30, 2006

    Ok, ok I'm blogging already!

    I apologise, I didn't realise people were actually reading this thing. Since I last blogged I've been in Chicago, watching Cubs games and hanging out with Russian "pop" stars. I've also been in DC, drinking beer, arguing about world politics, being touristy and of course, it had to happen at some point, I peed on the side of a highway, in the daytime and no, I was not drunk. I'm now in Albany with Jen and these tantalising tidbits are all you're getting I'm afraid. We're using the libraries free internet and I'm getting kicked off. I WILL blog soon, I promise you all. And mad props to Briony on her writing skills!

    Comments:
    Did you wait long enough to get your socks!? Hope so! ;-)
     
    Hello Briony

    Well done on your book being published and enjoy your trip to England and Scotland with Harry - are you going to have a travel blog? I love reading about where you are all up to.
    from a parent living vacariously through her children (and her children's friends).

    Love Cathy

    Oh an g'day Liz (the highway incident???)
     
    Shouldn't that be peeed?
     
    No. "Peed" is correct. The Oxford Dictionary website has an article about triple letters in the English language.
     
    However, in German, the spelling is being reformed to accommodate triple consonants. Previously, a triple consonant before a vowel would be shortened to a double. As of the German Spelling Reform of 1996, the triplicate is retained. So the correct spelling of the German word for a journey by boat is now Schifffahrt, previously Schiffahrt.

    Fascinating stuff.
     
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