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Hobbys revisited [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

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Subject: Hobbys revisited [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 14:51:28 +1000

Sorry Harv.  Yes that was Word 2007.  This is Word 1997-2003 and 47kb versus 24kb.  g

 

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Hi Geoff,

 

I'm one of those weird ones who does actually want to read your 5-page document on hobbys vs hobbies - but I can't open your word attachment. I had a similar problem the other day with an attachment my sister sent me and she said they had recently upgraded to Word 2007 and it seems there may be a problem with our work system (Word 2003) reading the newer versions (a patch is apparently being worked on by the IT people here but no time frame for its installation!). I wonder if this might be a similar situation. Both hers and your documents have a .docx extension rather than the normal .doc extension. Could you please try to save the document as an earlier version under Save As, or else simply paste the text into an email for me?? Sorry, but I am interested...

 

Harv

 

Harvey Perkins
CRC Programme
ph (02) 6240 7103     fax (02) 6123 5525

 

 

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From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Friday, 4 May 2007 13:56
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Hobbys revisited

You may recall the exchange about the spelling ’hobbys’ in which a couple of other people were quite interested.  I had a nagging doubt about it and did a bit of a Google and was amazed to find that Julian’s labelling in FLIKR of a Canberra pic ‘Australian Hobbys’ is practically the world authority for how you spell ‘Australian Hobby, two or more of’.  This is no doubt being followed in all the best books and journals.  The question is tied up with whether you should say ‘I saw two Hobbys (or Hobbies)’ or ‘I saw two hobbies’, which, as it turns out is a much more difficult question.

 

The attached note is the result of further research and thought on the subject.  BE WARNED  -  do not look at this unless you are interested in words and language.

 

You might think I am mad for having written 5 pages on the subject.  As evidence to the contrary I might mention that I once turned up for a COG walk where it was pouring rain with mud everywhere.  A lot of people went on it but not me.   

Attachment: Hobbys and hobbies.doc
Description: MS-Word document

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