Date: 7/28/26 10:07 pm From: Rob Faucett via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fwd: Guy Tudor Obituary ... spelling
Yeah. In the original online version the NYT spelled the name of the country with a “u.” That was my entire point.
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> On Jul 28, 2026, at 4:55 PM, Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
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> Hi Rob. Just can't let this pass into eternal record, since the use of an O (… as in "A Guide to the Birds of Colombia" 1986, by Steven L. Hilty and William L. Brown) not a U is absolutely correct for this country in South America.
> Elaine Chuang
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> elc at uw dot edu
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> From: Rob Faucett <robfaucett...>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Guy Tudor Obituary (Repost)
> Date: July 27, 2026 at 10:13:02 PM PDT
> To: Doug Santoni <dougsantoni...>
> Cc: <tweeters...>, <tweeters-owner...>
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> Please mind the fact that the cover has John Gwynn's art work and "Colombia" is spelled with an "o." My how far we've fallen.
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> Best wishes to all.
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> Rob Faucett
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