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I understand that the standard for spelling of Greek place names currently is to use "k" in place of "c," as it is a hard sound. On that note, however, why is it not spelled "Korinth," then? I ask not to be clever, but out of a genuine curiousity. --] 18:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC) |
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I understand that the standard for spelling of Greek place names currently is to use "k" in place of "c," as it is a hard sound. On that note, however, why is it not spelled "Korinth," then? I ask not to be clever, but out of a genuine curiousity. --] 18:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC) |
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:That's changed actually; it was at one time the standard to use a "k"--which makes sense, as the Greek letter being transliterated is "Κ" (kappa). This changed at some point in the twentieth century, however, presumably because "k" is a very awkward letter in English, and spellings like "Corinth" are now universally used. --]<sup>]</sup> 03:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC) |
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:That's changed actually; it was at one time the standard to use a "k"--which makes sense, as the Greek letter being transliterated is "Κ" (kappa). This changed at some point in the twentieth century, however, presumably because "k" is a very awkward letter in English, and spellings like "Corinth" are now universally used. --]<sup>]</sup> 03:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC) |
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== B.C. Years == |
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The article currently reads, "The Corinthian War was an ancient Greek conflict lasting from 395 BC until 387 BC." Since B.C. years count down, not up, I'm going to change the article to be more correct. ] (]) 01:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC) |
I don't know if there is an appropriate template for citing a work like the OCD; if so, there would be no harm in using that, but cite book led to a rather misleading reference. --Robth 14:52, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
The featured article blurb omits the "bc" after 5th century when refering to the Athenian Empire, it looks a little confusing. L0b0t 12:39, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
I understand that the standard for spelling of Greek place names currently is to use "k" in place of "c," as it is a hard sound. On that note, however, why is it not spelled "Korinth," then? I ask not to be clever, but out of a genuine curiousity. --Raulpascal 18:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
The article currently reads, "The Corinthian War was an ancient Greek conflict lasting from 395 BC until 387 BC." Since B.C. years count down, not up, I'm going to change the article to be more correct. 71.242.160.239 (talk) 01:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)