Bob/PKB
October 3, 2014
Just want to let you know how much I enjoy our friendships on this website. I enjoy the questions and answers, the banter and b.s. that passes among us.
There's a lot planned this weekend, so you'll see even less of me, but you are always in my thoughts and prayers. Each one of you has a special place in my heart!
Thank you for supporting my questions and answers, and being available to help nameless, faceless others who pass through our site and disappear, or stick around and join the party.
Sincerely, Bob/PKB
10 Answers
jhharlan
clu
Tommyh
I hope that your weekend is great Phyl.
It's the Labour Day long weekend here.Saturday is almost gone so far it's been a beauty.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
Defence and defense are different spellings of the same word. Defense is preferred in American English, and defence is preferred in all other main varieties of English, including Australian, British, and Canadian English. The spelling distinction extends to most derivatives of defence/defense, including defences/defenses and defenceless/defenseless. But the words defensive, defensiveness, and defensively have an s everywhere.
Though defense is now the American spelling, it is not American in origin. The OED and Google Books reveal examples of the spelling from as long ago as the 1300s, many centuries before the United States existed. That spelling continued to appear a fraction of the time through the 19th century, when it was taken up by American writers. Today, to the chagrin of those who dislike American English, the spelling is gaining ground throughout the English-speaking world.
lindilou
ROMOS
sunnyB
bulletman
country bumpkin
We don't have any big plans made for Sunday. I started a pork roast in the crock pot at midnight (UK time) and I'll be making twice baked potato salad to go with it tomorrow for our Sunday tea. Good food and great company!
Enjoy your weekend Phyllis. I'm looking forward to seeing you back on aka again soon.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Ducky
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