Subject: Is it "widgeon" or wigeon"?
Date: Mar 21 19:27:23 2004
From: Denny Granstrand - dgranstrand at charter.net


Hi Tweeters,

It is "wigeon". Wigeon is, according to my limited data, the most misspelled bird name in North America. According to my tabulations, it is misspelled on Tweeters approximately 30% of the time. Just thought you'd be interested in knowing that.

Denny Granstrand
Yakima, WA

* Denny Granstrand *
* Yakima, WA *
* dgranstrand at charter.net *
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