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Gregory Morrow[_136_] Gregory Morrow[_136_] is offline
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Default The word is refrigerate



Nancy Young wrote:
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> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Charlene Charette wrote:
> >> Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> There is no d in refrigerate.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> But there is in 'fridge'. Go figure.

> >
> >> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator".

> >
> > And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced
> > "fridge".

>
> (laugh) I'm still coming off a two day NyQuil bender, don't mind
> me, answering years old posts.



Were you affected by that ice storm? I thought of you when the local nooze
showed some pics of ice in NJ...


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