On 5/25/2019 2:41 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 2:22:22 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote:
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One might ask the question of whether there is some ulterior reason
for wanting to build bike paths? After all, the advocate has been
posting here for years with no mention of bicycle paths until very
recently. Was he struck by lightening while on the road to Damascus?
Are there other reasons?
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cheers,

John B.
WAY OFF TOPIC but...

Just wondering why so many Americans/ex Americans use the word "lightening" (to make lighter) rather than the word "lightning" (a bolt/sheet of visible electricity in the sky)? I've seen this in so many places including online literature that it's made me curious.

It's just a common misspelling, and one that software spell checkers
don't flag as wrong because it's still a legitimate word in other contexts.

An even more common one is "loose" instead of "lose." I've known very
highly educated, very intelligent people who repeatedly make that mistake.

I wouldn't loose any sleep over the mispellings.


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- Frank Krygowski