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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: mungofitch 🐝🐝🐝 GOLD
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Subject: Re: 13F : More Chevron
Date: 02/28/24 5:00 AM
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Thank you! I actually spent far more time than any reasonable person would trying to figure out the spelling. I went back and forth. Spellcheck was no help, so I resorted to saying it aloud in my best fake English accent. It sort of rolled better if you could hear the "d" so that's what I went with. Makes it sound extra pompous somehow.

I really must apologize for my pedantic post. (there are subtexts to it which some might see, others not)
Having looked it up, it turns out that the phrase goes back to the 17th century, well before there were norms of orthography. It's probably valid to spell it any way you like, and I like your reasoning, so go for it.

Jim
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
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