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non-fixie 12-28-15 01:46 PM

How to spell 'Raleigh'
 
I've seen errors before, and I don't want to be a nitpicker, but this case of 'extreme spelling' caught my attention. How many mistakes can one make in a seven-letter word?


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RPK79 12-28-15 02:05 PM


Originally Posted by non-fixie (Post 18419264)
I've seen errors before, and I don't want to be a nitpicker, but this case of 'extreme spelling' caught my attention. How many mistakes can one make in a seven-letter word?


http://myalbum.com/photo/Jy4t6rpi2r2Q/1k0.jpg

Hell, I can't read any of that.

3speedslow 12-28-15 02:09 PM

99% of the time they mix the e and i up. The other times, who knows:)

If they send me those panniers, all will be forgotten !

CV-6 12-28-15 02:12 PM

Guess they couldn't read it on the bike?

non-fixie 12-28-15 02:35 PM


Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 18419315)
Hell, I can't read any of that.

You mean you don't speak Dutch? :eek:

non-fixie 12-28-15 02:44 PM


Originally Posted by 3speedslow (Post 18419326)
99% of the time they mix the e and i up. The other times, who knows:)

If they send me those panniers, all will be forgotten !

Sorry, 'zonder fietstassen' means 'without panniers'. You do get an extra lock, though. With your Railley.


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Shp4man 12-28-15 02:45 PM

That's kinda like Shwiinn, right? :roflmao2:

Darth Lefty 12-28-15 02:52 PM


Originally Posted by Shp4man (Post 18419430)
That's kinda like Shwiinn, right? :roflmao2:

The most common I see here is Schwimm

3speedslow 12-28-15 02:53 PM

I guess I don't read Dutch either!

Lascauxcaveman 12-28-15 04:42 PM


Originally Posted by Shp4man (Post 18419430)
That's kinda like Shwiinn, right? :roflmao2:

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I'd rather ride a Rolly.

3speedslow 12-28-15 04:44 PM

Make mine a Raw-league.

andr0id 12-28-15 04:48 PM

It's i before e unless after c. Except in words like Boeing.

top506 12-28-15 04:48 PM

You don't need to read Dutch, as every citizen of the Netherlands I've ever met spoke and wrote better English than I do. But then again, I come from New York....

Top

non-fixie 12-28-15 04:59 PM


Originally Posted by top506 (Post 18419692)
(...) I come from New York....

Top

If only we hadn't sold that to the Brits BITD, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Not in English, anyway ... :50:

cb400bill 12-28-15 07:03 PM

Scwine cruiser supriume - $100

rootboy 12-28-15 07:43 PM


Originally Posted by andr0id (Post 18419690)
It's i before e unless after c. Except in words like Boeing.

Weird...isn't it?

sloar 12-28-15 07:47 PM

I like shwins and rallies with good breaks.

rickpaulos 12-28-15 08:57 PM

In Dutch (really it's The Netherlands) they spell it Gazelle.

The Golden Boy 12-28-15 10:38 PM


Originally Posted by Shp4man (Post 18419430)
That's kinda like Shwiinn, right? :roflmao2:

How's about "Schninn"?

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Darth Lefty 12-28-15 10:42 PM


Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 18420372)
How's about "Schninn"?

Bizarre. Are they forgeries or mistakes?

sailorbenjamin 12-28-15 10:51 PM

I used to search Ebay for Ralieghs. Got a nice one for ten bucks once cause there were no other bidders.

clubman 12-28-15 11:04 PM


Originally Posted by non-fixie (Post 18419264)
I've seen errors before, and I don't want to be a nitpicker, but this case of 'extreme spelling' caught my attention. How many mistakes can one make in a seven-letter word?

Forgive me but I can say some words but can't spell them. So phonetically...

"Stommert, dik suk"

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away I was married to a girl from Amsterdam. Lovely culture. And the bikes there are "hart sticka leowke"

Dooey.

nlerner 12-29-15 06:57 AM


Originally Posted by andr0id (Post 18419690)
It's i before e unless after c. Except in words like Boeing.

And science.

The Golden Boy 12-29-15 08:42 AM


Originally Posted by Darth Lefty (Post 18420382)
Bizarre. Are they forgeries or mistakes?

Story I heard was that it was intentional- something about getting around import taxes or something like that.
[MENTION=38510]Scooper[/MENTION] or [MENTION=226065]Metacortex[/MENTION] would know more.

Metacortex 12-29-15 01:20 PM


Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 18420812)
Story I heard was that it was intentional- something about getting around import taxes or something like that.
[MENTION=38510]Scooper[/MENTION] or [MENTION=226065]Metacortex[/MENTION] would know more.

I believe it was simply the "Palmer" cursive font style used at that time that made it look strange: schNinn


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