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Date:         Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:46:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Westphalia or Westfalia
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Actually, it was Dan Quayle that had the potato/potatoe spelling problem, not Al Gore.

Tim Hannink Winter Park, Florida Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/

-----Original Message----- From: Tim [SMTP:tim@CWO.COM] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 2:57 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Westphalia or Westfalia

Here is my point. There is a correct way to spell a word or product and there is an incorrect way to spell a word or product. Potato / Potatoe (Al Gore).

Now how much does this mean to you? If person advertised a 1991 Volkswagon Vanagan Westphalia Sincro, all accessories, no rust, garage kept, never in an accident, perfect everything, 30K total miles, price $1,000 and will deliver anywhere. Would you buy this vehicle?

Point proven ;^)

Tim O

> Where is the question on this? > My Mfg sticker on the convesions says WESTFALIA, the pop-top decal say > WSTFALIA so are you saying WESTFALIA that the French Canadian variety are > spelled Westphalia or the ones that come from Lousianna where they name > dogs Phydeaux. > > Stan Wilder > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:42:40 EST Steve Cotsford <Cotsford@AOL.COM> > writes: > > If you are writing in english about the region in Germany of that > > name, then > > the correct spelling is Westphalia. > > If however you are referring to a VW conversion, the correct > > spelling is > > Westfalia. > > This is the model name. It is also the german spelling of the name > > of the > > german region. > > Language can be almost as much fun as owning a Vanagon ! > > > > Steve Cotsford > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. >


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