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Is it Collectables or Collectibles

collect247 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:40:41 GMT

When I type in collectables into a post and then I go to spell check it shows collectibles as the correct way to spell it so is spell check US or AU lol.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

imastawka — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:04:46 GMT

Damned Yankees. It's with an 'a'

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

countessalmirena — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:46:18 GMT

The most frequently used British and Australian spelling is collectable. However, collectible can be used if preferred. The Oxford Dictionary's main entry is -able with -ible as an "also" spelling.

So... you can't go wrong with either!

The US spelling is collectible, as stawka says. I don't think I've ever seen an American spell it with -able.

I prefer collectable for the spelling.

I collect some collectables.

Have you ever been bitten by an eastern elk? (Cervus canadensis canadensis)

Neither have I.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 03:03:40 GMT

I have 'herd' that a lot of boy cows together are collectibulls 🐮🐮🐮

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

brerrabbit585 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 03:47:00 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I have 'herd' that a lot of boy cows together are collectibulls 🐮🐮🐮

You've spelt that last word wrong. It should be an 'a', not 'u'.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

imastawka — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 03:53:31 GMT

See?

It always comes back to the 'a'

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

brerrabbit585 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:02:33 GMT

It should probably have two a's in that case. My reasoning is that ollectable means able to be collected. 🙂

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

imastawka — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:16:59 GMT

Exactly.

But I do worry about 'edible', for more than one reason.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

countessalmirena — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:39:53 GMT

If you stay away from cannibals (spelled with an "a", you see...), then some of your worries should be assuaged.

But wait... you should also stay away from ravenous tigers, sharks, and human flesh-eating slug-faced monsters from the planet Blkzwekxbl.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

go-tazz — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 05:53:33 GMT

@brerrabbit585 wrote:
It should probably have two a's in that case. My reasoning is that ollectable means able to be collected. 🙂

That's the reasoning behind the word,(able to collect).

The Yanks are a lazy bunch when it come to the English language and have created some of their own so it's

easier to say certain words,(totally wrong but that's yanks for you),

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

collect247 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:12:52 GMT

ible to collect sounds funny when you say it,sounds like a south african and a kiwi saying it at the same time lol.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

brerrabbit585 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:42:47 GMT

I think the Yanks spell everything the opposite way to the English out of sheer rebellion. When you think about why they left England I suppose I can't really blame them.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

countessalmirena — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 07:30:05 GMT

There once was a rumour quite credible

That people were totally edible

To prove that they're not,

Stawks leapt out of the pot

And the diners were one and all fed a bull.

These diners found this so delectable

In restaurants very respectable

That they loudly declared

'Twas divinely prepared

And all bulls were henceforth - collectable!

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

wide-world-of-stamps — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:15:14 GMT

Love it!

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

brerrabbit585 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:16:11 GMT

I love that you've taken the time
To write such an able rhyme
One thing I regret
Please don't be upset
But I wish that the rhyme was mine.

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

countessalmirena — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:37:35 GMT

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 22:02:14 GMT

The farmer’s dog

is there to direct

all heads of cattle

for you to collect

But you are forewarned,

at least I suspect

that all heads of cattle

sure do stink when they’re wet

Re: Is it Collectables or Collectibles

brerrabbit585 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:58:08 GMT

Full marks, enigma, but the last two lines would be even better as "that behinds of cattle sure do stink when they shet. Poetic licence with the last word so that it rhymes.