Talk:handsel
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Citation formatting messed up?
Past tense, past participle[edit]
According to my "Modern English Dictionary" of Penguisn, 1987, page 348, the gerund and past participle of the verb should be handselled, handselling and now they are with one "l" in the article. Are there any objections against the dictionary forms ("ll") by any British? Bogorm 16:20, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
- The online OED has examples of both single and double "l"s in its quotes (for all forms). SemperBlotto 16:29, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
- The illustrious reverend Alfred Edward Housman uses handselled (A Shropshire Lad, L, line 15) - therefore and because of my dictionary I shall add the "ll". But I consider Housman a greater authority than OED and settle for "l" ineffably unwillingly. Bogorm 18:02, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
- By analogy with traveled / travelled I would expect handselled is British and handseled is US. - Doric Loon (talk) 22:18, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
- Yes (except that English isn't as simple as UK/US, due to Ireland, Canada, Trinidad, etc. etc.). Anyway, both forms are clearly attestable so now the entry has both. Equinox ◑ 22:22, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
- By analogy with traveled / travelled I would expect handselled is British and handseled is US. - Doric Loon (talk) 22:18, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
- The illustrious reverend Alfred Edward Housman uses handselled (A Shropshire Lad, L, line 15) - therefore and because of my dictionary I shall add the "ll". But I consider Housman a greater authority than OED and settle for "l" ineffably unwillingly. Bogorm 18:02, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
Citation formatting messed up?[edit]
Under the "price, payment" sense, something looks wrong. Equinox ◑ 05:41, 16 May 2021 (UTC)