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Methinks ''misspelt'' is to ''misspelled'' as ''dreamt'' is to ''dreamed''. --[[User:Macbeth|Macbeth]] 11:46, 7 Oct 2006 (CDT) | Methinks ''misspelt'' is to ''misspelled'' as ''dreamt'' is to ''dreamed''. --[[User:Macbeth|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. --[[User:Jacob|Jacob]] 12:17, 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. --[[User:Jacob|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 [http://www.pinkpt.com/neodex/index.php/Help:Editing#Varying_forms_of_English Neopets.com preference] to the Commonwealth form... --[[User:Macbeth|Macbeth]] 12:35, 7 Oct 2006 (CDT) | |||
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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)