Posted by Jonathan Labaree on December 12, 2003 at 22:12:31 from 207.5.234.19 user JLabaree.
In Reply to: Re: BAIL or BALE? posted by Robert Dilley on December 12, 2003 at 19:30:10:
Very interesting about "bale out" because American Heritage lists "bail" in that instance. It seems pretty clear that in American useage, "bail" is the proper spelling for removing water from a boat (I checked a few other dictionaries), but in English useage, there is more flexibility.