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Old 04-Mar-2009, 12:53
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Default Re: Is spelling important?

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Originally Posted by Eric View Post
How do you spell it: "Portuguese" or "Portugese"? Or is it optional?
I'd spell it 'Portugese'. (I hate pointless letters in English spelling). Usage on the web seems to be split half-and-half, with US sites tending to favour the 'u'-less version, as you might expect.

What the spelling is in portugese is irrelevant. We write spanish, not español; french, not français; german, not deutsch.
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