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echo: english_tutor
to: ANTON SHEPELEV
from: DALLAS HINTON
date: 2020-05-04 16:07:00
subject: Misinterpretation... 1.

Hi Anton -- on May 04 2020 at 21:58, you wrote:

 >> I find your translation easy to follow.  I see no problem with
 >> how it is worded, other than "sirup" is spelled "syrup."  :)

AS> Thank you, Mike. `sypup' was my initial spelling, but I corrected
AS> it because Merriam-Webster lists `sipup' as the main spelling and
AS> `syrup' as a variant:

"Main" spelling?  I don't think so. According to the online Merriam-Webster:

siú?rup
less common spelling of SYRUP

Collins online says
sirup
in British English

NOUN
US a less common spelling of syrup

And for interest, WidiDiff says:

Syrup is an alternative form of sirup.
As nouns the difference between syrup and sirup is that syrup is any
thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and
has a high sugar content also any viscous liquid while sirup is
(obsolete) a thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,
herbs, etc, boiled with sugar.


So there! :-)

Cheers... Dallas

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