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==Defence vs. Defense== | ==Defence vs. Defense== | ||
Let is be known by editors that instead of "Defense" they are to use "Defence", the British variations. This is to be in line with how Neopets uses is (see the "Defence" attribute of a Neopet and the [[Defence Magic Shop]]). If there are acceptions to this rule, please state them so we can help explain the rule of spelling better. --[[User:Jacob|Jacob]] 17:38, 27 May 2007 (CDT) | Let is be known by editors that instead of "Defense" they are to use "Defence", the British variations. This is to be in line with how Neopets uses is (see the "Defence" attribute of a Neopet and the [[Defence Magic Shop]]). If there are acceptions to this rule, please state them so we can help explain the rule of spelling better. --[[User:Jacob|Jacob]] 17:38, 27 May 2007 (CDT) | ||
==Leaded== | |||
<blockquote>''leaded = led (unless it's an item)''</blockquote> | |||
That seems like an unneeded rule, to me, as not only is getting the complete wrong past declension for 'lead' in that way quite unlikely, 'leaded' is a perfectly normal word... We don't list all homophones in here, do we? --[[User:Macbeth|Macbeth]] 21:48, 23 Aug 2007 (UTC) | |||
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Misspelt vs. Misspelled
Both are valid: Misspelt @ reference.com, Misspelt @ wiktionary.org and Misspelled @ reference.com, Misspelled @ wiktionary.org.
Methinks misspelt is to misspelled as dreamt is to dreamed. --Macbeth 11:46, 7 Oct 2006 (CDT)
- I believe the preference exists due to better usage in writing an article, as i think it's better to say, "Kass dreamed of The Three as he slept", than, "Kass Dreamt of The Three as he slept" (or "that's a misspelled word" versus, "That's a misspelt word" in this case). That they are both proper words is without question, but that they make an article look better and more official is key. --Jacob 12:17, 7 Oct 2006 (CDT)
Well, on the same thread, "I dreamed of a great wave [...]" sounds bizarre to me, being a native British-English speaker, with 'dreamt' sounding the norm. To me, 'misspelt' and 'dreamt' look better and "more official". I think the most, eh, 'neutral' course of action at this point is to follow the wikipedia guidelines, which, if I recall correctly, say to maintain the usage by whoever was the first major contributor to the article. Otherwise we'd get stuck reverting pages back and forth and never get any work done ;¬). It shouldn't come up too much anyway... 'Misspelt' isn't a very common word to use in an article, really...
Oh, and I suppose I may as well note the Neopets.com preference to the Commonwealth form... --Macbeth 12:35, 7 Oct 2006 (CDT)
Defence vs. Defense
Let is be known by editors that instead of "Defense" they are to use "Defence", the British variations. This is to be in line with how Neopets uses is (see the "Defence" attribute of a Neopet and the Defence Magic Shop). If there are acceptions to this rule, please state them so we can help explain the rule of spelling better. --Jacob 17:38, 27 May 2007 (CDT)
Leaded
leaded = led (unless it's an item)
That seems like an unneeded rule, to me, as not only is getting the complete wrong past declension for 'lead' in that way quite unlikely, 'leaded' is a perfectly normal word... We don't list all homophones in here, do we? --Macbeth 21:48, 23 Aug 2007 (UTC)