In article >, "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".
And it would sound rude too. :-)
Cheers, Phred.
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