> The other big problem is the fact that the English have taken it on
> themselves to translocate all over the world by fair means or foul :-)
you know guys, it was just a rhetorical question. i wasn't asking for
explanations about the idiosyncrasies of english. i just find it really weird
that goooey-duck is spelled geoduck. maybe australian has its own weird
examples...
> I would hate to be learning English as a second language :-)
yeah, try it as your 3rd language...
tsuh yang chen, nyc