P3D Re: spelling of contraction of synchronized

[revchas@xxxxxxxx (Charlie Hotchkiss)]

>>Norm's Synch poll--"The PEOPLE SPEAK"
>>Entered following words in Alta Vista and asked for a count of exact
>>match sightings of citings in web sites ( a might frightenin')
>>synced 	1745
>>synched 2045 (thuh winnuh!but not by a landslide)
>>sync'ed 166
>>synch'ed 18
>
Spelling is not an exercise in democracy.  Indeed, the whole point of
establishing rules for spelling is to make communication easier through
standardization.  The correct place to look for the correct spelling is
in a dictionary, not on the internet where it is rarely found.

Charlie


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