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Thread #172238   Message #4168891
Posted By: leeneia
31-Mar-23 - 01:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: words that are hard to spell
Subject: RE: BS: words that are hard to spell
Well, thank you, MaJoCo! So that's why I've been insecure about license -license all this time.

Steve, that' a good observation about fridge versus refrigerator. I think there are two reasons.

1. We deal with words in groups. We already have bridge, ridge, and smidge, so why not fridge?

2. If we use only the letters in refrigerator, we get "frige." That looks like a word with a long I. No good.