<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">On the subject of spelling I have read that in previous times--perhaps even into the 19th century--it was considered a mark of erudition for one to use more than one spelling of the same word in a writing.  I am not talking about words that have actual alternative spellings--such as inquire/enquire--I mean spellings that today would be considered completely incorrect. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Whether this was a function of ignorance or style I don't know but I have seen it in letters, etc. from the period written by people who were obviously literate but perhaps more permissive in their spelling.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Bob Spidell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    Don't forget spelling!  It's 'grammar.'<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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    <div>On 3/4/2016 6:22 PM, richard mayor
      wrote:<br>
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        <div>Ah, the two erudite Michaels: grammarians in our midst (or
          should I say list).   Methinks I should now mind my
          punctuation forthwith and henceforth. But, talk about grammer,
          oddly enough, I miss  the posts from Ed, even though I did not
          understand 90% of whatever he was talking about. <br>
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        So, was this thread about water pumps?    Never mind!  <br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 6:13 PM, Michael
          Oritt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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              <div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Hi
                Michael--</div>
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              <div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">You
                said:</div>
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              <div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><i>"And
                  the cost of having the parts custom made is
                  prohibitively expensive. </i></div>
              <div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><i>(Never
                  begin a sentence with a conjunction)"</i></div>
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              <div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Indeed,
                that is a grammatical error up with which I cannot put!</div>
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              <div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Belated
                Happy Birthday--Michael Oritt </div>
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              <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 1:56 PM,
                Michael <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.salter@gmail.com</a>></span>
                wrote:<br>
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                      <div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Hi
                        Randy,<br>
                        I have been trying to find sources for the parts
                        in the 100 pumps for some time but as yet have
                        had only marginal success as they are completely
                        different from anything produced today. And the
                        cost of having the parts custom made is
                        prohibitively expensive. <br>
                        (Never begin a sentence with a conjunction)<br>
                        I have purchased and disassembled one of the
                        currently available reproduction pumps and they
                        are a mishmash of parts, none of which are
                        similar to the originals.<br>
                        The problem with trying to use the one that I
                        purchased was that the thread used for the
                        heater outlet spigot was different from what was
                        required for the original brass valve used on
                        the 100 and it was impossible to modify the pump
                        to accept the original valve.<br>
                        Hopefully someone else has better news for you.<br>
                        Michael S<br>
                        BN1 #174</div>
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                      <hr><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From:
                      </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:healey100m@me.com" target="_blank">Randy Hicks</a></span><br>
                      <span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Sent:
                      </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">‎3/‎03/‎2016
                        1:40 a.m.</span><br>
                      <span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">To:
                      </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healey List</a></span><br>
                      <span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Subject:
                      </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">[Healeys]
                        100 water pump</span><br>
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                    <span>Who sells a good replacement for a 100 water
                      pump? <br>
                      <br>
                      Thanks<br>
                      <br>
                      Randy</span>
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