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The Worldwide Queen's English
By Robbie Rhodes

In Digest 960927 John Phillips wrote, "In response to Bryan Cather's enquiry ..." "Enquiry" hasn't appeared in U.S. dictionaries for several generations; here in "The Colonies" it's spelled "inquiry" ! I don't know if the pronunciation is different. (Perhaps I'll enquire... !)


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