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I want to get the correct spelling for a legend.
"Townsite" (one word) or "Town site"
I think Townsite is correct and always used that, though I have been told that is wrong by an editor here.
Just curious what others think the correct spelling should be ?
Spelling for a map legend
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Schroder
, Oct 31 2012 04:03 AM
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 04:03 AM
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:51 AM
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Not a native English speaker, so take that in account... but I'd go for "Town site".
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:14 AM
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I believe in the US it would usually be "Townsite", one word.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 09:41 AM
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"Townsite" (one word) or "Town site"
Dictionaries trump editors. It's townsite.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 11:35 AM
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 01:56 PM
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Fashions change in compound words, and the new coinage of yester-year may be common-place to-day. So you first check your house style exceptions file, then your publication's preferred style manual, which may in turn send you to a particular dictionary.
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