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jarnon
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by jarnon » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:29 am
ghostjmf wrote:And I have learned from the board's new spelling robot police that "rigamarole" does not have the 1st "a", though it sure looks right to me with it.
I didn't know this either. According to Dictionary.com, rigamarole is an alternate spelling of rigmarole. The word comes from ragman roll, a document in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296. In Old English, it's rageman rolle, which could explain our alternate spelling. I'm always learning things here.
I hope Tuck likes the new diet and doesn't need surgery.
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tlynn78
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by tlynn78 » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:57 am
Tell the bored spelling police robot "I do what I want." That's my new mantra. Best wishes to Tuck.
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