Thread: Tire vs. Tyre
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Old 03-14-2010, 05:27 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Anthony Soprano View Post
It is the correct spelling of what Canadians call "tire". The language is English, so I'll go with how they spell it in England.
Spelling it "tyre" is antiquated, and rarely ever used in the UK anymore.

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Originally Posted by Encyclopeadia Britannica, page 1007
the spelling 'tyre' is not now accepted by the best English authorities, and is unrecognized in America
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