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Dessert in the desert
From Christina_Eng — Blog by Christina Eng
March 5, 2009
A recent visit to Death Valley recalls a lesson learned years ago on the difference between “dessert” and “desert,” and how to not mistake one spelling for the other.
“Dessert,” the teacher reminded us, “has two S’s, for sugar and spice (and everything nice). Desert, on the other hand, has just one S. It is all sand.”
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1. by Kim on Mar 16, 2009 at 1:58 PM PDT
I want to tattoo this saying on the back on my hand …
2. by giovannaz on Mar 16, 2009 at 4:33 PM PDT
That is good...I always heard dessert is twice as sweet as a desert, so it has 2 S’s. Which works for me, though I don’t think of a desert as being sweet, unless you count dates, and then I’m off on a tangent...
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