Hi! Ardith,   
      
   On 04 Feb 19 15:40, you wrote to me:   
      
    AH>>  You've reminded me of another song here too... i.e.   
    AH>>  the one about an "itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka   
    AH>>  dot bikini".   
    PQ>>  So, was it a white bikini?  ;)   
      
    AH>             I was wondering about the same thing until I remembered   
    AH> that polka dots & coin dots (which were larger & typically worn by   
    AH> little old ladies 'way back when) were almost invariably white in   
    AH> those days.  As I understand it the bathing suit in question was   
    AH> probably bright yellow with white polka dots, and the teenager who was   
    AH> wearing it desperately wanted to sport the latest fashion from Europe   
    AH> but wasn't quite ready to do so on a public beach....  :-Q   
      
   Really?  Nah, can't be yellow on yellow.  (Do you see my point?  I'm safe from   
   polka dot bikinis too.)  I'm thinking a red or a blue always makes a great   
   combo with yellow. (Yellow looks really nice as a 'trim' on the bikinis worn   
   by the Chinese beach volleyball contestants, being either red or blue.)  The   
   safe standby is white as I mentioned, of course.  :)   
      
    PQ>>  OTOH, I note with interest that you a use a single word   
    PQ>>  'thank you'.  Is that a Canadian thing?   
      
    AH>             You've opened a nice can of worms there, my friend.  Give   
    AH> yourself another gold star & fasten your seat belt... [chuckle].   
      
   Oops.  It's a recent point of interest.  I queried myself and mistakenly   
   checked a dictionary (singular, and may have been via uncle Google).   
      
    AH>             In short:  this spelling has been traced to Australia,   
    AH> Canada, the UK, and the US.   
      
   Oh, dear.   
      
    AH> In formal writing it is definitely not recommended.  :-)   
      
   That is what I like to see.  Thank you.  ;)   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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