Actually, it was Dan Quayle that had the potato/potatoe spelling problem, not Al Gore.

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, Florida
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/

-----Original Message-----
From:   Tim [SMTP:tim@CWO.COM]
Sent:   Friday, December 28, 2001 2:57 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Westphalia or Westfalia

Here is my point. There is a correct way to spell a word or product and
there is an incorrect way to spell a word or product. Potato / Potatoe (Al
Gore).

Now how much does this mean to you? If  person advertised a 1991 Volkswagon
Vanagan Westphalia Sincro, all accessories, no rust, garage kept, never in
an accident, perfect everything, 30K total miles, price $1,000 and will
deliver anywhere. Would you buy this vehicle?

Point proven  ;^)

Tim O

> Where is the question on this?
> My Mfg sticker on the convesions says WESTFALIA, the pop-top decal say
> WSTFALIA so are you saying WESTFALIA that the French Canadian variety are
> spelled Westphalia or the ones that come from Lousianna where they name
> dogs Phydeaux.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:42:40 EST Steve Cotsford <Cotsford@AOL.COM>
> writes:
> > If you are writing in english about the region in Germany of that
> > name, then
> > the correct spelling is Westphalia.
> > If however you are referring to a VW conversion, the correct
> > spelling is
> > Westfalia.
> > This is the model name.  It is also the german spelling of the name
> > of the
> > german region.
> > Language can be almost as much fun as owning a Vanagon !
> >
> > Steve Cotsford
> >
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