2 Feb
2004
2 Feb
'04
4:12 p.m.
On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, John Lawson wrote:
Ha. We're both wrong. According to Merriam-Webster, the plural is also
"faux pas".
It's called "abbreviation". That sqiggly doohickey on the keyboard
ain't
there for just nothin ya know.
The preferred spelling for cool people!
This all just
points to our declining educational system. Remember, those
are the faux pas' that manage to get past the editors. It must be
^^^^^^^^
fauxs pas horrific what
the editors actually get from these up & coming
^^^^^^^^^^
up-and-coming
"journalists", not to mention what the computer's spell checker might have
to deal with.
Well, maybe if they had the right carthridge in it.... <runs away laughing, nonetheless with alacrity and
velocity>
I got your alacrity right here buddy!
:)
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