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Default The word is refrigerate
Nancy Young wrote:
> Charlene Charette wrote:
>> Steve Wertz wrote:
>>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote:
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>>>> There is no d in refrigerate.
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>>> But there is in 'fridge'. Go figure.
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>> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator".
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> And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced "fridge".
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> nancy

And frig means something COMPLETELY different.
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