Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:26:07 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "queueing" Message-ID: <20121027072607.7583263e@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1210261707400.2164@multics.mit.edu> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1210261242450.61083@wonkity.com> <alpine.GSO.1.10.1210261707400.2164@multics.mit.edu>
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Hi, On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:09:42 -0400 (EDT) Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> wrote: > On Fri, 26 Oct 2012, Warren Block wrote: >=20 > > Dictionaries do not accept "queueing" as an acceptable spelling of > > the word, >=20 > Really? I see it listed in Dictionary.app on OS X and oed.com. >=20 they are wrong. From http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/improve/english-as-it-is-broken/%E2%80%98queu= eing-vs-%E2%80%98queuing%E2%80%99 'There aren=E2=80=99t two different spellings for the word. It should be sp= elt =E2=80=98queuing=E2=80=99. It is common to leave the last =E2=80=98e=E2=80= =99 out when making present continuous tense forms, meaning words ending with =E2=80=98-ing=E2=80=99. E= .g. =E2=80=98make=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98take=E2=80=99, and =E2=80=98joke=E2=80=99.' Erich
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