From: Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
From: Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net
not the case. Most Americans think "tyre" is a typo, not a British spelling.
So, how do the British spell "Nineveh?"
See John Masefield's poem "Cargoes" for an example.
Ooh! Ooh! I think know that one! It goes:
Chicargoes!
Stacker of Coal, Player with Road-rails, Firewood Cutter, Forger of Iron-ware, Maker of Cheap Tin Trays And Pig-lead Butcher to the Nation!