Op 21-4-2021 om 15:15 schreef jr:
> hi,
> 
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> Op 21-4-2021 om 13:56 schreef jr:
>>> note to Thomas: _please_ correct the spelling to 'mahogany'.
>>
>> I have been wondering about the spelling. After (again) assessing the
>> occurrence of both spellings on the net, it seems indeed that "Mahogany"
>> is the correct one.
> 
> perhaps also to do with accessing the net from the Netherlands vs the UK?  both
> Google and Wiktionary don't think much -- anything! -- of 'mohogany'.
> 
True here too but there are a couple from "commercial" sites in the US.

> 
>> I followed Daniel Mecklenburg's original (wrong) spelling from the start.
>>
>> Additional Names: Dakota Mahagony,Dakota Mahogany,Mahogany
>> Dakota,Mahogany Dakota America,Rushmore Mahogany,Select Mahogany,Sunset
>> Mahogany,Brown Velvet Mahogany,Whetstone Mahogany,American
>> Bouquet,Carnelian Granite    :-)
>>
>> see: {...}
>>
>> I shall correct but I wonder if I am not going to name it: "Dakota Red
>> Granite" instead.
> 
> do "mahogany granites" occur in places other than the Dakotas? if yes, I'd put
> the "Dakota Red" plus latin nomenclature with the by-variant "background" info.
>
Probably not. I suppose it is a local variation name. Remember: these 
are commercial names, not scientific.

> (and thanks for making change to spelling)
> 
Always happy to serve, sir. ;-)


-- 
Thomas

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