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Weasel

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8 minutes ago, Weasel said:

Or just plain careless...Te Rapa last race this Sunday...

this is the TAB Sheet displayed on tab.co.nz today. S!o...is it over 1400m or 1600m ..and why cant they spell centre properly. We aint Americans yet

 

CAMBRIDGE TRAINING CENTER 1600 MDN F&M SW

1400m $10,000

No surprise there Weasel..remember last year they were going to start a 1200m race from the incorrect position...if it wasn't for an alert punter the race would have been voided...is Foskett working for the TAB now?

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From Massey University website

American vs. British spelling

When writing assignments in New Zealand most lecturers will expect you to spell words in the British rather than the American fashion. Note however that some lecturers only insist on internal consistency: it should either have totally British spelling or totally American spelling.

Ensure that your computer's spell-checker is set to the correct variety of English, or check in a good dictionary.

The main differences between British and American spelling are as follows:


-re vs. -er

Words ending in -re in British English are usually written -er in American English.

British American
centre center
metre meter
litre liter
theatre theater
fibre fiber
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4 hours ago, hesi said:

From Massey University website

American vs. British spelling

When writing assignments in New Zealand most lecturers will expect you to spell words in the British rather than the American fashion. Note however that some lecturers only insist on internal consistency: it should either have totally British spelling or totally American spelling.

Ensure that your computer's spell-checker is set to the correct variety of English, or check in a good dictionary.

The main differences between British and American spelling are as follows:


-re vs. -er

Words ending in -re in British English are usually written -er in American English.

British American
centre center
metre meter
litre liter
theatre theater
fibre fiber

 

so  ...American for cadre is cader?

so American for padre is pader?

Oh, that's right, there are exceptions that prove every rule!

 

 

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 they may be planning to recall all the NZTR wall calendars with serious errors:

Friday March 22 has gallops at Avondale and Tauranga, with only Canterbury racing on Sat March 23 ! ( other sources say Tauranga race on March 23 )

Only Saturday meet in the whole of NZ on July 27----at Levin. Calendar says Sunday 28 has Taumarunui meeting at Rotorua !!!!!!!

Another big job for  Tim Tam

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