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Howard Kveck
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In article <061020041820516592%[email protected]>,
warren <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Suz
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > There was a NRC stage race last year, can't remember which one, that didn't
> > allow TT bikes in the TT. They had to use their road bikes w/o aerobars.
>
> > Sounded interesting, and it sure would make it easier to travel to, not
> > having to bring two bikes.
> >
> > BTW, why do so many people mis-spell or mix up "rode" and "road"? Get it
> > straight people, it bugs me! "Rode" is the the past tense of ride, not
> > "road"
> >
> > Suz (former spelling bee champion) ;-)
>
> Using the wrong word for "rode" and "road" is almost as bad as when
> people use the wrong form of the word "to" or "too". Doncha hate that?
>
> -WG (my mother taught English)
A guy who used to work where I do was apparently unaware that there was
any way to spell "to" or "too" other than "too".
By the way, "your" and "you're" is another pair of commonly misused
words in here (usenet, that is).
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&selm=10m2lde6vj0kj05@co
rp.supernews.com
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Howard
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warren <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Suz
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > There was a NRC stage race last year, can't remember which one, that didn't
> > allow TT bikes in the TT. They had to use their road bikes w/o aerobars.
>
> > Sounded interesting, and it sure would make it easier to travel to, not
> > having to bring two bikes.
> >
> > BTW, why do so many people mis-spell or mix up "rode" and "road"? Get it
> > straight people, it bugs me! "Rode" is the the past tense of ride, not
> > "road"
> >
> > Suz (former spelling bee champion) ;-)
>
> Using the wrong word for "rode" and "road" is almost as bad as when
> people use the wrong form of the word "to" or "too". Doncha hate that?
>
> -WG (my mother taught English)
A guy who used to work where I do was apparently unaware that there was
any way to spell "to" or "too" other than "too".
By the way, "your" and "you're" is another pair of commonly misused
words in here (usenet, that is).
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&selm=10m2lde6vj0kj05@co
rp.supernews.com
--
tanx,
Howard
A billion + 2 followups...
remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?