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Old 09-20-2020, 12:37 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by j.p.s View Post
Fourty. I now see see that all the top web search hits say it fell out of use over 200 years ago, but I remember being taught (much much less than 200 years ago) that either was acceptable.
Here in the US that would seem to me to be an odd spelling. But then so would colour and centre, etc.
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