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    Quote Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars View Post
    Almost ironic - from the auction:
    "Please Note: Our Company has ISO 9001- 2000 Acreditation for QUALITY."

    ...but not for proofreading or spelling:

    "Ministry of Defence"
    "Officers Patern."
    "These sizes indicate : Height / Waist/ Breach ."
    (Breach??? is that the correct term?)
    I agree with 2 of the spelling errors but the word Defence, in the Queens english, is spelt with a C not an S.
    Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it. Harry (Breaker) Harbord Morant - Bushveldt Carbineers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt View Post
    I agree with 2 of the spelling errors but the word Defence, in the Queens english, is spelt with a C not an S.
    Hoist on my own petard! I should have known better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dale-of-Cedars View Post
    Hoist on my own petard! I should have known better.
    What was it that Sir Winston Churchill once said about the English and the Americans (and Canadians)? Something like "Two peoples separated by a common language".

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