[Talk-GB] Meta/Facebook #ProfanityCleanup

[Paul Berry]

>  We shouldn't be preferring one spelling over another just because of a
particular cultural objection to a particular spelling.

Absolutely. Fortunately sanity tends to prevail. We keep it real in
Yorkshire:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Cock_Bridge#Naming_controversy

Regards,
*Paul*

On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 at 11:10, Mark Goodge <mark at good-stuff.co.uk> wrote:

>
>
> On 11/01/2023 10:53, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote:
> > On 11/01/2023 10:02, Robert Skedgell wrote:
> >> In the first case the change from Dyke -> Dike corrected a genuine typo.
> >
> >
> > I thought dyke was the correct spelling.
> >
> >
> 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
>
> Dyke is the more common spelling in the UK. But there are a number of
> place names, including street names, which use Dike. So when mapping
> them, we do need to make sure we're using the correct spelling and not
> simply assume it's the most common.
>
> But, of course, the choice of which spelling to use should be based on
> on-the-ground evidence (eg, a street name sign) and/or open data sources
> (eg, OS OpenMap Local, OS Open Names or older, public domain OS maps).
> We shouldn't be preferring one spelling over another just because of a
> particular cultural objection to a particular spelling.
>
> Mark
>
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