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Superfrenchie Posted Feb 7, 2014
*Now, where's my pedant's hat. Ah, there it is!*
The past tense of spell is usually spelled "spelt". 
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Icy North Posted Feb 7, 2014
I once wrote that you make bread with wholemeal flower. The teacher crossed it out and said it should be spelt flour.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 7, 2014
You'll have to take it up with Oxford Dictionaries, Superfrenchie
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/forum
PS. Good one, Icy 
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Peanut Posted Feb 7, 2014
How are the viewing figures going?
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Superfrenchie Posted Feb 7, 2014
Well, well... And here I was, thinking they were a paragon of Britishness. 
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/spell?q=spell
" verb (past and past participle spelled or chiefly British spelt) "
Look like they have a consistency problem, then. 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 7, 2014
That's just it - I'm not British
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Feb 7, 2014
Somebody musta put a spell on you! You been spelt.
~jwf~
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Superfrenchie Posted Feb 7, 2014
Oh I'm not blaming you, Pierce. (I would *never*!).
I'm blaming the Oxford dictionaries.
... Did 2legs write the Oxford dictionary ? That would make sense. 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 7, 2014
Yes. Yes it would
PS: And 
for not blaming me 
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Nosebagbadger {Ace} Posted Feb 8, 2014
2legs can't have written the OED, there aren't nearly enough smileys!
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Feb 8, 2014
Interesting point, NBB 
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