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Re: CHAT: Ballar(r)at

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Sunday, October 5, 2003, 14:14
>'They' referred both to space and time. People from Ballarat at that time >generally spelt Ballarat as <Ballarrat>, or so I was told by my Grade 5 >teacher and various people at Sovereign Hill. Maybe they were just trying >to make an excuse for the typo in the film they had, I dunno :)
::shrug:: As I aged, I found that many of the things, which my teachers in grammar school told me, were either only their personal opinions/prejudices or merely conveniently constructed "explanations". _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited time offer-- sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup