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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 16, 2008 22:47:19 GMT
This has been bothering me for a while. How do you spell mould as in a mold you pour plastic into to cast the bits used in a toy ?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 16, 2008 22:54:16 GMT
Mould - cos it's what the Oxford English Dictionary says.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 16, 2008 23:48:37 GMT
It's always been mould to me.
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on Dec 17, 2008 0:28:45 GMT
Mould, I have an Engineering degree to back that up.
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Post by legios on Dec 17, 2008 7:08:04 GMT
Mould, definitely. The other version is a colony of yeasts/Fungi. Of course, if I had been brought up in America my answer might well be the other way round. It is one of those things divided by our common language.
Karl
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Post by grahamthomson on Dec 17, 2008 8:41:26 GMT
I use/prefer mould. It cements my British heritage.
I think that "mold" might be one of those Americanism things, like their "color" and our colour.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2008 9:05:22 GMT
I've obviously read too many US toy reviews
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 17, 2008 9:14:55 GMT
I always used mould till a few years back, then started spending time on american boards and got confused. I'm currently making an effort to re affirm my Britishness. The term Strike Planes is also being used in the cause.
Andy
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Post by Nigel on Dec 17, 2008 9:48:56 GMT
Mould, definitely. The other version is a colony of yeasts/Fungi. Actually, no. It's "mould" for both definitions. Mold, meanwhile, is a town near Wrexham. |
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