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Current status: retired, widower.
I tend to specialise in English, British English in particular, as well as Norwegian translations, and occasionally Danish and Swedish.
I am a firm believer in the British -ise spellings. These are used as far afield as New Zealand, where I was born, brought up and educated. As a result I have used them all my life. Moreover, one hardly ever sees the -ize spellings being used in Britain, where I live now.
There are British spellings I don't use: I prefer enthrall instead of enthral, and distill instead of distil.
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A useful referenceEdit
This is a useful reference for checking between Bokmål and Nynorsk words and spellings: [1]. Lexin also has audio for both Bokmål and Nynorsk words, which is really handy.
Milestones: Number of pages created:Edit
- 35,001 (as of 14 September 2016)
- 40,001 (11 April 2017)
- 45,004 (17 January 2018)
- 50,003 (22 August 2018)
- 51,004 (28 September 2018)
Nominations for Word of the DayEdit
There are probably some others I have forgotten about.
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A wee bit of nonsenseEdit
Q: What is an escapea? A: A pea that escapes from the dinner plate.
- Tall story is not the antonym of short story.
- If someone calls you a cheapskate, thank them for the compliment.
- Would you Adam and Eve it, they're naked! (inspired by Cockney rhyming slang)
- When running a check on Little River County I was asked "Did you mean little rivet counter?" Hmm...
Photo galleryEdit
Deleted module: labels["United States county index"] = {
− description = "{{{langname}}} index of counties in the United States of America.",
− parents = {{name = "United States of America", sort = "counties of the United States of America"}, "counties of the United States of America", "list of sets"},
− }
United States county indexEdit
This is a poor substitute for a deleted category which worked perfectly.