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Thread #69695   Message #1186430
Posted By: GUEST,JTT
15-May-04 - 05:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: How d'ye spell noone?
Subject: RE: BS: How d'ye spell noone?
Heh, good point, McGrath!

But spelling properly is a useful convention - it makes communication clear - or as clear as communication can ever be.

Amos, I know what you're saying, but "no one" is correct, or was when I learned to spell; it may well have changed by now. English spelling isn't logical - you only have to look at the fact that all possessive *nouns* use apostrophes, and no possessive *pronouns* do to realise that.

But even though it's illogical, its conventions are useful for reasonably clear communication.