tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post9131265938617290272..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Minuscule's last standMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20967631279323474932021-04-03T15:05:13.270+01:002021-04-03T15:05:13.270+01:00K, aha, thanks. I've learned something new tod...K, aha, thanks. I've learned something new today.<br /><br />D, you too have learned something new today. But there's no point learning the old spelling any more, that's going to disappear into history.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34056113984091974722021-04-03T14:56:29.338+01:002021-04-03T14:56:29.338+01:00'Miniscule' isn't a word that I use of...'Miniscule' isn't a word that I use often, but it has never occurred to me to spell it any other way.decninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596065522088717061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-2939460963778484392021-04-03T14:45:17.681+01:002021-04-03T14:45:17.681+01:00FWIW the OED has "miniscule" as a varian...FWIW the OED has "miniscule" as a variant spelling with the earliest occurrence in 1909:<br /><br /><i><br />1909 F. Miltoun Castles & Chateaux Old Burgundy ii. 45 The part played by the miniscule city [sc. Vezelay] itself has been no less important in more mundane matters.<br /></i>knirirrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02204415918424861357noreply@blogger.com