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We shouldn't be preferring one spelling over another just because of a<br>particular cultural objection to a particular spelling.<div><br></div><div>Absolutely. Fortunately sanity tends to prevail. We keep it real in Yorkshire: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Cock_Bridge#Naming_controversy">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Cock_Bridge#Naming_controversy</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br></div><div><i>Paul</i></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 at 11:10, Mark Goodge <<a href="mailto:mark@good-stuff.co.uk">mark@good-stuff.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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On 11/01/2023 10:53, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote:<br>
> On 11/01/2023 10:02, Robert Skedgell wrote:<br>
>> In the first case the change from Dyke -> Dike corrected a genuine typo.<br>
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> <br>
> I thought dyke was the correct spelling.<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Dyke&sxsrf=AJOqlzXJ-2BgdFycck6vHsQa5-Dq0A4hTA%3A1673432584929&ei=CI6-Y6yuOJeFhbIP7cG6oAc&ved=0ahUKEwis0p6Wpr_8AhWXQkEAHe2gDnQQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Dyke&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIHCAAQsQMQQzIECAAQQzIRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQrwEyCAguEIAEELEDMgsILhCvARDHARCABDIICAAQgAQQsQMyCwguEIAEEMcBEK8BMgsILhCABBDHARCvATIFCC4QgAQyCwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIABCwAxBDOgUIABCRAjoGCAAQBxAeSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUJ0SWLoaYOkbaAFwAXgAgAGKAYgB_QGSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQHIAQrAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?q=Dyke&sxsrf=AJOqlzXJ-2BgdFycck6vHsQa5-Dq0A4hTA%3A1673432584929&ei=CI6-Y6yuOJeFhbIP7cG6oAc&ved=0ahUKEwis0p6Wpr_8AhWXQkEAHe2gDnQQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Dyke&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIHCAAQsQMQQzIECAAQQzIRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQrwEyCAguEIAEELEDMgsILhCvARDHARCABDIICAAQgAQQsQMyCwguEIAEEMcBEK8BMgsILhCABBDHARCvATIFCC4QgAQyCwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIABCwAxBDOgUIABCRAjoGCAAQBxAeSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUJ0SWLoaYOkbaAFwAXgAgAGKAYgB_QGSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQHIAQrAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp</a><br>
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Dyke is the more common spelling in the UK. But there are a number of <br>
place names, including street names, which use Dike. So when mapping <br>
them, we do need to make sure we're using the correct spelling and not <br>
simply assume it's the most common.<br>
<br>
But, of course, the choice of which spelling to use should be based on <br>
on-the-ground evidence (eg, a street name sign) and/or open data sources <br>
(eg, OS OpenMap Local, OS Open Names or older, public domain OS maps). <br>
We shouldn't be preferring one spelling over another just because of a <br>
particular cultural objection to a particular spelling.<br>
<br>
Mark<br>
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