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Gnomon,

I've made all the amendments you suggested except the one about the sticks with sulphur as my information says they *were* used to get fires going which had already been lit, as well as to light things like chandeliers.

Hell,

I didn't know that. Not sure whether to include it. Sounds a bit dangerous, although if you really need a match to be lit, it could be a handy hint. Perhaps a footnote.

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I wasn't suggesting that your facts were wrong in that sentence about sticks of sulphur. I was suggesting that the meaning was not clear and that it should be rephrased to make it clearer.

Perhaps the sub-editor will consider this.

Thanks Gnomon!

I misunderstood your meaning there. If I get time tomorrow before going to work I'll look at it again, unless the Sub has been very quick off the mark - some are!

Interesting facts, but I am a bit unclear about a certain aspect of the entry. When the article states that "a match is a "yard" long fuse that..."(etc, I don't have the material in front of me) is this a definition of the term "MATCH?"

When did the term "Match" become the common-usage name for these devices?

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