Re: Reading the Archives ....

solar penguin wrote on 8/5/24 6:58 pm:

 Daniel declared:
 

solar penguin wrote on 7/05/2024 10:02 pm:

Daniel declared:
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(Note the all-to-familiar Spelling mistakes)

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“all-to-familiar”? Oh, the irony!

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O.K., I give up!! But having no confidence in my spelling ability ....
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https://duckduckgo.com/?kl=uk-en&q=familiar&t=seamonkey&ia=web
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familiar /fə-mĭl′yər/
adjective
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     Often encountered or seen: synonym: common.
     "a familiar landmark."
     Similar: common Having fair knowledge; acquainted.
     "Are you familiar with these roads?"
     Of established friendship; intimate.
     "We are on familiar terms."
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition •
More at Wordnik
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So my problem was ......?? American v English spelling, maybe!! ;-P

 Wrong word. You typed ‘to’ instead of ‘too’.
 https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/sentences-with-the-word/all-too-familiar.html
 (Yes, I know that was very pedantic even by my standards, but
I couldn’t resist the all-too-tempting irony.)

SAY WHAT?? So are you suggestion I should have typed “all-*too*-familiar”!!
*REALLY* !! You're Joking, surely!! Well, I'll be buggered!!
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Daniel