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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Dispatch or Despatch roberdj #187279 10/13/2009 10:21 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass The New York Times Saturday Review of Books: Dr. Walter W. Skeat. in "An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language," treating of this word, derives it from the low Latin "dispedicare." through the old French "despecher," and modern French "depecher." and says: "The spoiling 'dispatch' is very common, but 'despatch ' is the more correct." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dispatch or Despatch roberdj 10/13/2009 10:01 PM Re: Dispatch or Despatch tsuwm 10/13/2009 10:21 PM Re: Dispatch or Despatch Faldage 10/13/2009 11:46 PM Re: Dispatch or Despatch Jackie 10/14/2009 2:31 AM Re: Dispatch or Despatch Faldage 10/14/2009 11:20 AM Re: Dispatch or Despatch Buffalo Shrdlu 10/14/2009 11:40 AM Re: color or colour zmjezhd 10/14/2009 1:27 PM Re: color or colour Zed 10/15/2009 6:46 AM Re: color or colour Jackie 10/16/2009 1:30 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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