[ SECRET POST #3718 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3718 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Criminal Minds, Stephen Walker]


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[Death in Paradise, Humphrey/Florence]


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[The NeverEnding Story]


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[Beyoncé]


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, no. Looks like you haven't done your research.

Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition: "In modern trade usage, Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are thus distinguished in spelling; 'whisky' is the usual spelling in Britain and 'whiskey' that in the U.S."

[(Anonymous)]

didn't u know, if it's only done that way in America, it's wrong

[(Anonymous)]

LOL

Yeah, my first reaction was, wait, isn't whiskey how it's actually spelled?

[(Anonymous)]

Not if it is Scotch. Spelling is optional for American and world whiskies, but Irish distilled and Scottish distilled have to be separated by spelling.

[(Anonymous)]

Please Leave.

[(Anonymous)]

I just read up on this a little, and it looks like there's a movement toward using the spelling that is correct for the place where the bottle originated. So, technically, Scotch whisky should be spelled without the "e" because that's how it's spelled in Scotland.

Considering that my spell check doesn't think that "whisky" is a word, I assume this is a relatively new movement, and I don't blame fanfic authors for not being aware of it.

Also, OP seems kind of pretentious.

[(Anonymous)]

This is how I've usually seen it used in the US fwiw

Personally I just spell it 'whisky' because that looks right to me

[(Anonymous)]

The 18th Century is new, now?

[(Anonymous)]

Copy editors like to spell words consistently. So, yes, the idea that they should spell the same word differently depending on context is new.

[sabotabby]

Countries with an E in their names spell it "whiskey," countries without an E spell it "whisky."

More on the differences:
http://www.thekitchn.com/whiskey-vs-whisky-whats-the-di-100476

[(Anonymous)]

DA. Going to guess it depends on where you order it and what the place has. In Glasgow, they usually ask you about specific brand (as in - those you can find in supermarkets) thus if you want whisk(e)y and coke - they ask for brand not the origin (unless you like Irish over Scottish, then I guess they chose ones in that category). In writing it could be indeed whisky vs. whiskey or the type of it like smooth, single malt and so on. However - think of what the character would say in specific area. Usually it would not be important in dialogue as no distinct way of saying it unless specified. BUT if whatever you write is set in UK - foreign whiskies are always mentioned by brand so if you ask for whisky / whiskey - you are going to get one of British brands.