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Kluge not kludge

Posted Jul 5, 2007 15:40 UTC (Thu) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648)
In reply to: The conclusion of the GPLv3 process by RobSeace
Parent article: The conclusion of the GPLv3 process

Actually, both spellings appear correct:

The word appears to have an unknown etymology, thus best explaining the ambiguous spelling.

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Kluge not kludge

Posted Jul 5, 2007 18:29 UTC (Thu) by cpeterso (guest, #305) [Link]

Though "kluge" is the clear Google Fight winner:

Whether you accept internet group think as a valid arbiter of spelling is another question.. :)

Kluge not kludge

Posted Jul 6, 2007 14:41 UTC (Fri) by lowar (subscriber, #1642) [Link]

> Though "kluge" is the clear Google Fight winner

No surprise here: "kluge" is a valid word in German...