RE: [IceHorses]Mic - re: mould vs mold

2008-04-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> i think, correct me if i am wrong, but in america, mold is mold and we have >>> moulding around the bottom of the wall in houses. and in Canada you have >>> mould, eh. Many years ago, the first settlers in Canada were trying to think of a name for the country. Some insightful leader sugge

Re: [IceHorses]Mic - re: mould vs mold

2008-04-06 Thread Janice McDonald
i think, correct me if i am wrong, but in america, mold is mold and we have moulding around the bottom of the wall in houses. and in canada you have mould, eh. Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses]Mic - re: mould vs mold

2008-04-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/04/2008, Pat Grimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't that interesting? I have two Webster's dictionaries (they are both > very old). The 1984 edition has both spellings in it and the 1992 "expanded" > edition only has one (mold). > > I wonder what I would find in a more current edition.

Re: [IceHorses]Mic - re: mould vs mold

2008-04-06 Thread Pat Grimmer
Isn't that interesting? I have two Webster's dictionaries (they are both very old). The 1984 edition has both spellings in it and the 1992 "expanded" edition only has one (mold). I wonder what I would find in a more current edition...h Pat G., in MN

Re: [IceHorses]Mic - re: mould vs mold

2008-04-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/04/2008, Pat Grimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to my dictionary mould is the British derivitive of mold. It > does not say that one or the other is correct. Either spelling may be used. In Canada 'mold' is a spelling error. Wanda

Re: [IceHorses]Mic - re: mould vs mold

2008-04-06 Thread Pat Grimmer
Hi Mic, According to my dictionary mould is the British derivitive of mold. It does not say that one or the other is correct. Either spelling may be used. Just FYI...:-)... Pat G., in MN