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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
gaol UK / jail US
Stitchawl
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Yes! I thought that would be one of the first.
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
How about:
grey and gray
draught and draft
gauge and gage
quay and key
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
You are quite right. But then there's the Florida Keys and Key Largo.
Or do those names come from cay?
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Yes, a key is a cay not a quay.
We use gauge also, but since gage is accepted, I will too.
There's a three-way tie among pdurrant, Shayne Parkinson, and Bookpossum at three points each. Stitchawl has one point. It's still anyone's game. I can think of more unguessed than guessed.
The home team isn't doing that well; I suspect it's because the pernicious practice of translating English into English is more prevalent here. Or maybe we just can't spell.