[GeoStL] Re: pasty/pasties

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Actually the spelling is the same for both (pasties vs
pasties).  The difference is in the pronunciation
(long A versus short A).

Jeff
--- Andrew Senger <asenger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> past·ies \'pas-tez\ n pl (ca. 1954) : small round
> coverings for a woman's 
> [body part] worn esp. by a stripteaser
> 
> It simply comes down to a spelling difference.  And
> we all know we're the 
> best spellers in the world. :P
> 
> Andrew
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Weymouth" <wey6567@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:31 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Finding Bigfoot
> 
> 
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> | pas·ty 2       (pâs'tç)  Pronunciation Key
> | n.   pl. pas·ties Chiefly British
> | A pie or turnover, especially one filled with
> seasoned
> | meat or fish.
> |
> |
> | [Middle English pastey, from Old French paste,
> from
> | Vulgar Latin *pastâtum, from Late Latin pasta,
> paste;
> | see paste1.] 
> 
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