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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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panel
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mandraks
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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There's nothing like a commercial VW! |
just think how cool it would be if they had spelled "Collectible" correctly!
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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| mandraks wrote: |
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There's nothing like a commercial VW! |
just think how cool it would be if they had spelled "Collectible" correctly! |
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Collectable is an alternative spelling of the same word. Most dictionaries list is as an accepted variant.
As a general rule, collectable is the British spelling of the word, and it is much more common in British English than American English. |
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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Yes, you often see that spelling in Canada.
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Blue Baron
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zimblewinder
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:09 am Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Blue Baron wrote: |
There's nothing like a commercial VW! |
just think how cool it would be if they had spelled "Collectible" correctly! |
From the interwebs:
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Collectable is an alternative spelling of the same word. Most dictionaries list is as an accepted variant.
As a general rule, collectable is the British spelling of the word, and it is much more common in British English than American English. |
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And they even spelled classic wrong! 
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kölner
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:42 am Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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mandraks
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Blue Baron wrote: |
There's nothing like a commercial VW! |
just think how cool it would be if they had spelled "Collectible" correctly! |
From the interwebs:
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Collectable is an alternative spelling of the same word. Most dictionaries list is as an accepted variant.
As a general rule, collectable is the British spelling of the word, and it is much more common in British English than American English. |
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Everett,
i appreciate you standing up for the poor spellers, but collectible is the proper form for the adjective, being of Latin origin.
And, yes, i have seen references that mention collectable as an acceptable variant. The dictionary people are simply giving in....
Still, as a noun it is absolutely collectible, even in british english.
We had the same thing happen in german where people struggled with certain words and they finally changed the spelling of them even if it violated the etymology.
Example: belemmert, always spelled belämmert, because people thought it came from "lamm" (lamb), which it didn't... The poor spellers won....
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bel%C3%A4mmern
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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The solution seems simple enough. Where's my rattle can?
Ah. Much better.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Signwriting/logoed buses |
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| mandraks wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
| Blue Baron wrote: |
There's nothing like a commercial VW! |
just think how cool it would be if they had spelled "Collectible" correctly! |
From the interwebs:
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Collectable is an alternative spelling of the same word. Most dictionaries list is as an accepted variant.
As a general rule, collectable is the British spelling of the word, and it is much more common in British English than American English. |
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Everett,
i appreciate you standing up for the poor spellers, but collectible is the proper form for the adjective, being of Latin origin.
And, yes, i have seen references that mention collectable as an acceptable variant. The dictionary people are simply giving in....
Still, as a noun it is absolutely collectible, even in british english.
We had the same thing happen in german where people struggled with certain words and they finally changed the spelling of them even if it violated the etymology.
Example: belemmert, always spelled belämmert, because people thought it came from "lamm" (lamb), which it didn't... The poor spellers won....
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bel%C3%A4mmern |
For whatever its worth, I learned form a very smart antiques dealer many years ago, that if the item says "collectible", it isn't.
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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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Wonder why the front emblem is upside down ?
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I bet this guy could tell you.
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Blue Baron
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Blue Baron
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