Topic: Tag Alias: curtsy -> curtsey

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

-1, both are valid spellings, just depends on whether you use US or British English.

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MissChu said:
-1, both are valid spellings, just depends on whether you use US or British English.

Why would that be a -1? That sound's like the perfect reason to alias it.

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+1, we don't need two tags that show the same gesture. IDK which one is more preferable, though, but I repeat myself.

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Siral_Exan said:
+1, we don't need two tags that show the same gesture. IDK which one is more preferable, though, but I repeat myself.

Wikipedia seems to prefer "curtsy" over "curtsey" and "courtesy". I'd say just alias all of them to that. But it's really not a big deal which one ends up getting used.

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Yeah, +1.

It's like color and colour, we only need one. Having the alias makes sure that searching for whichever version you use in your country, you'll still find the posts you're looking for.

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darryus said:
Wikipedia seems to prefer "curtsy" over "curtsey" and "courtesy". I'd say just alias all of them to that. But it's really not a big deal which one ends up getting used.

A courtesy is a kind gesture, politeness and whatnot. Bowing is considered a courtesy, but not all courtesies are merely bowing.

Since I suspect that this will raise an argument: courtesy is a general gesture, the act of doing a curtsy is considered that. British English may use them as same term, American English does not. It's just like the E or A in gray, neither party is wrong.

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darryus said:
Why would that be a -1? That sound's like the perfect reason to alias it.

Oooh, I misread the alias request. Today's been an off-day for me.

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