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[Simon]

Crop or throw

[Franco]

Oh no Simon,

that's too easy. I can'accept it.

I want an official copy of the guideline "Dealing with mould (mold) on the cheese", issued by an independent authority and signed by many University Professors .

Do you remember the thread on the happy 70's and what your wise grandfather said about all those hygiene stuff ?

BTW I always have a doubt whether it's mold or mould, especially when I'm talking with glass suppliers. I suppose they use molds to produce bottles not moulds, don't they ? What do you think, you mother tongue ?

Edited by Franco, 19 August 2005 - 06:50 AM.

[Simon]

Oh no Simon,
that's too easy.  I can'accept it.

I want an official copy of the guideline "Dealing with mould (mold) on the cheese", issued by an independent authority and signed by many University Professors  .

Oh yeah I forgot my rule - Never believe the first read.

Do you remember the thread on the happy 70's and what your wise grandfather said about all those hygiene stuff ? 

How could I forget Grandfather Timperley; dirt was far too clean for him and as for mould (mold) - pa! it was a bloody treat.

BTW I always have a doubt whether it's mold or mould, especially when I'm talking with glass suppliers. I suppose they use molds to produce bottles not moulds, don't they ? What do you think, you mother tongue ?

You no us English we use the same word for all sorts of things; I think its ‘mould' for both in English and ‘mold' for both in US English.

Regards,
Simon

[yorkshire]

Simon is right about the US / UK spelling - "mould" is definitely the noun for both the growth and the former/formed item.

At our company the managers learn German and we have a very strict German teacher who makes sure we understand English before we learn German. I have therefore become very interested in grammar as I ask my teacher questions on English usage and divert her from asking about my homework!

There is also the transitive verb "to mould .. something". I am also told there is the intransitive verb "to mould" but I can't think how it would be phrased, I think I would be more likely to the the adjective "mouldy" as in "The cheese was mouldy" ( I will check my Fowler's English usage when I get home).

[Franco]

Oh no Simon, that's too easy. I can'accept it.
I want an official copy of the guideline "Dealing with mould (mold) on the cheese", issued by an independent authority and signed by many University Professors .

Unbelievable ... I came across this stuff ...
Molds on food