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#1 2006-01-22 07:08:59

Craig C Clarke
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Booey for Buoy

“Swimming: The booey marks the boundries which a swimmer should remain in.”
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRevi … ublic.html

There are many more google hits, but its a tough search, what with all of the Baba Booey references…

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#2 2006-03-08 10:39:03

ukexpat
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Registered: 2006-03-08
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Re: Booey for Buoy

Surely a result of the US pronunciation of the word? In the UK, it is pronounced “boy”, so we don’t see that misspelling…

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