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Old 28th July 2006, 21:18
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And then there is my bonnie doggy Bonny. . .


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Old 30th July 2006, 04:31
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I had a bonnie bonny once...
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It's two spellings of the same word.
Yes, and according to the OED, it's also a noun-a term for something first-rate.
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What's the difference between "bonny" and "bonnie"? One means "good" and the other means "Pretty".
Was that a rhetorical question seeing as you offered us an answer? Or were you just being even more pathetic than usual? Don't worry, that definitely was a rhetorical question... I already have an answer and I am sure a few more people on this forum do too!
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I had a bonnie bonny once...
We have a bonny bunny!
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