"accouterments"

[Bender]

been reading a book by Sam Fadala. He spells it "accouterments". I've know all my life that it is "accoutrements".

thought it was weird that "Mr. Muzzleloader" spells it differently than the rest of the world.

A-cooter-ments just doesn't sound right :hmm:

 

[Harddog]

If you look it up in a dictionary you will find that both spellings are acceptable. So use either one you feel comfortable with.

Randy Hedden

 

[Robert Egler]

Looks like a case of British (metre) vs American (meter) spelling to me.

Dealing with British collegues a lot I often mis-spell American words with the British spelling.

 

[Claude Mathis]

Looks like a case of British (metre) vs American (meter) spelling to me.

Dealing with British collegues a lot I often mis-spell American words with the British spelling.

Actually, it' from the French.

accoutrement |əˈkoōtərmənt; -trə-| (also accouterment)
noun (usu. accoutrements)
additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity : the accoutrements of religious ritual.
Ӣ a soldier's outfit other than weapons and garments.

ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from accoutrer ”˜clothe, equip’ (see accoutre ).

 

[Robert Egler]

Ah! Well, that explains it. I never did well in French! :haha:

 

[nw_hunter]

A-cooter-ments just doesn't sound right

No it don't! Sort of like Arsn't...Ain't sounds more better :grin:

 

[Bender]

well, ok then. I had never ever seen "accouterments". didn't know it was acceptable.

I'll let Mr. Muzzleloader off the hook :surrender:

 

[fluggies4]

As a certain black duck would say it...
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[Adam Isrow]

I've heard it both ways, actually three ways. The third being a-coo-tre-mau. Even more frenchie, i guess. Though it's real hard to argue with the Duck.

 

[Claude Mathis]

As a certain black duck would say it...
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:rotf: :thumbsup:

 

[Mountainman56]

:thumbsup: Love it powderburner. Heck being from Canada everyone thinks I spell everything wrong. Calibre, catalogue, labour, flavour or writing a cheque, etc, etc. Us Canucks know what to do with our U's :grin: . Seems like my spelling is the only thing that hasn't got Americanized. It got so bad I finally had to change my word processor to Canadian English because it kept telling me I didn't know how to spell. :shake:

 

[MSW]

speling? grammer? whad?

 

[shmrck1]

:rotf: :rotf: :thumbsup:
snake-eyes

 

[rusty]

yeah like centre mean's center

 

[XXX]

:thumbsup: Love it powderburner. Heck being from Canada everyone thinks I spell everything wrong. Calibre, catalogue, labour, flavour or writing a cheque, etc, etc. Us Canucks know what to do with our U's :grin: . Seems like my spelling is the only thing that hasn't got Americanized. It got so bad I finally had to change my word processor to Canadian English because it kept telling me I didn't know how to spell. :shake:

We can all thank Noah Webster for this one. Determined to speed the development of a uniquely American version of english, Webster discarded the proper english spelling for several words in his 1828 dictionary. Dan Quayle only had the vaquest idea that potato was spelled potatoe in the 19th century, but neither he nor his laughing accusers understood that Webster had Americanized the language for political reasons and that these words are still spelled the old way in Britain.