Hey, after wandering around more than one hour looking for a good
newsgroup,
finally I found a nice answer ;)
Still seems too many people have way too much time to waste... :D
<thewonderer2004@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> <matta69 Feb 10, 6:58 am
>
> Newsgroups: alt.language.english.spelling.reform
> From: 7...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(matta69)
> Date: 10 Feb 2005 06:58:30 -0800
> Local: Thurs, Feb 10 2005 6:58 am
> Subject: favorit or favored?
>
> Hello world,
>
> How do I dor right:
>
> Here are my favored books
> or
> here are my favorit books
> or
> ?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Laurent>
>
>
> sorry for the late reply. using "favorite" would be the most commonly
> preferred way to say it in this case. "favored" would also mean the
> same thing, but favored is normally used in a more general sense
> whereas favorite usually connotes personal opinion. ie, "pepsi is
> favored by the majority," vs. "my favorite soft drink is coke".
>
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