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by ncmncm 2622 days ago
"gaol". On this side we write "jail" but we pronounce it much the same.

It wasn't long ago that Celestial Seasonings was caught adulterating their concoctions (technically, "tisanes") with toxic ingredients. A reference to the incident may be heard in Scott Pilgrim vs The World, when Mona Flowers lists off what kinds of tea (and tisanes) she has. Listen carefully, enough times, and you will hear "liver damage" listed among the choices.

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You rarely see gaol anywhere but in old books and articles on this side of the pond either. Perhaps that's why it's mispelled "goal" in this article — the spellchecker "fixed" it wrong.