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Old 09-11-2009, 02:22 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by Phogg View Post
Good point.

There are some exceptions though.

Walter Gibson (Under the pen name Maxwell Grant) intentionally spelled the word "clue" as "clew" throughout the famous Shadow pulp novels.
But those are a good read.
I noticed also that Edgar Rice Burroughs writing in the '20's used "clew" as well. I wonder if it was in wide use in those days? It is before my time. He was very consistent in its usage.
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