Klarinet Archive - Posting 000287.txt from 2004/03

From: "Matthew Lloyd" <Matthew@------.f9.co.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] English and American
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 09:42:13 -0500

Two vastly different words. Timber is wood. Timbre is sound quality.
Presumably the same over there?

Matthew

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From: Ormondtoby Montoya [mailto:ormondtoby@------.net]
Sent: 05 March 2004 14:32
To: klarinet@------.org
Subject: RE: [kl] English and American

Nancy Buckman wrote:

> We do spell center as centre, but usually
> when we are referring to a group of buildings.
> I guess you could say the same for theater,
> but we do use theatre too.

Just out of curiosity, timber and timbre. Is there a similar
distinction in the UK?

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