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Know Your English (July 2001)

Know your English

What is the correct spelling of ``whiskey''? Is it ``whiskey'' or ``whisky''?

It depends on which part of the world you are from. I understand the Americans spell it ``whiskey'' while the British spell it ``whisky''. The English have been influenced by the way the Scots spell the word. The Americans, on the other hand, have been influenced by the way the Irish spell the brew. As you know when America was discovered, a lot of people from Ireland went to settle down there.

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``I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.''
- A. Whitney Brown


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The Hindu daily, Tuesday, July17, 2001
Posted by Sridevi. V, M.A

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