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HOW DANGEROUS IS CYCLING? DEPENDS ON WHICH NUMBERS YOU EMPHASISE.
On Fri, 24 May 2019 23:41:01 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 2:22:22 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: Snipped 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? -- 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. Cheers I don't know (and I'm hardly an authority of modern English :-) but it might be how we pronounce the word. But you are right that the correct spelling is "lightning". Next time I'll write "a flash of light" :-) You seem to be up rather late. Working night shift this week? -- cheers, John B. |
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