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Language Log » “America's toxic culture” invaded Oz — in words?

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Over time, Americans started to spell it ” ketchup ” as well and that trend has been continuing. Nowadays, most Americans spell it ” ketchup “, but some still spell it ” catsup “. And the latter spelling is not listed as obsolete in any dictionary I know, ….. Effective date February 26, 1992: “Tomato catsup means the product as defined in the standard of…

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