Re: where are the proofers???

[Garrett Wollman <wollman>]

<<On Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:04:04 -0500, "Shel Swartz" <shel@lotsofun.com> said:

> Jewlery (jewelry)

This is entirely correct.  The original spelling of the word is
``jewellery'' (as in the result of a jeweller's craft).  Blame the
divergent spelling on Noah Webster.

- -GAWollman

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