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Post by Geoff on Mar 10, 2011 12:18:28 GMT
I believe sceptical is the British spelling and skeptical is the US spelling. That being so, I was a little surprised to see skeptical in a local article in yesterday's daily newspaper. Is this another example where we (Aussies) now follow American English, or do we in Oz still spell it sceptical, as my (not-so-new) Macquarie dictionary shows it?
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Post by Verbivore on Mar 10, 2011 13:02:30 GMT
Geoff: I get to emend skeptic/al to sceptic/al at least a couple of times a week.
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Post by Tone on Mar 10, 2011 21:19:14 GMT
>I get to emend skeptic/al to sceptic/al at least a couple of times a week. <But don't let the power go to your head!  Tone
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Post by Geoff on Mar 10, 2011 23:17:02 GMT
Geoff: I get to emend skeptic/al to sceptic/al at least a couple of times a week. Thanks. I was hoping you might say that. I just hope skeptical doesn't catch on and that something in Oz can remain Aussie. |
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Post by Verbivore on Mar 11, 2011 3:21:55 GMT
Thanks. I was hoping you might say that. I just hope skeptical doesn't catch on and that something in Oz can remain Aussie. Perhaps I'm just a skeptic sceptic.  Skeptic goes down the septic in my work. |
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Post by Dave on Mar 11, 2011 4:30:52 GMT
When I run across the British spelling, I want to say/read SEP-tik, which doesn't make sense, so I have to back up and think SKEP-tik; the American spelling is so much easier!
cf.: scene, scent, scepter, science, scintillate, ....
Of course, there are many sc- words that sound like sk- as well!
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Post by Verbivore on Mar 11, 2011 5:13:31 GMT
When I run across the British spelling, I want to say/read SEP-tik, which doesn't make sense, so I have to back up and think SKEP-tik; the American spelling is so much easier! cf.: scene, scent, scepter, science, scintillate, .... Of course, there are many sc- words that sound like sk- as well! ... school (skool); in Oz, either shedyool or skedyool for schedule -- I prefer / use shedyool. |
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Post by Geoff on Mar 11, 2011 10:00:28 GMT
When I run across the British spelling, I want to say/read SEP-tik, which doesn't make sense, so I have to back up and think SKEP-tik; the American spelling is so much easier! cf.: scene, scent, scepter, science, scintillate, .... Of course, there are many sc- words that sound like sk- as well! Interesting, Dave. I never thought of it quite like that. Just the same, let's keep things here as they have always(?) been. |
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Skeptic goes down the septic in my work.
