"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:15:42 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:


"Jeff" wrote in message
m...
* KLC Lewis wrote, On 4/4/2007 9:11 PM:

However, if the school system was so good, it might have taught you how
to
spell consensus.


And if yours was any good at all, it might have taught you that there are
two correct ways to spell it.



There are two ways to spell it - correctly and incorrectly. You
probably think that it stems from "census", but it does not. It stems
from "sentiment"

CWM

I stand corrected -- perhaps. Apparently it is one of the most commonly
misspelled words in the English language. Even NOAA scientists use
"concensus," and the online Dictionary I use simply redirects to "consensus"
without stating that "concensus" is wrong.