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απνοια or would you prefer Apnea, apnoea, or apnœa ?
I dont mind which you use depending on which part of the world you come from but does it really matter how we spell it? A few times on the forum people have complained about it not being spelt properly, would you prefer it in its proper spelling of απνοια which is in its Greek form.
For words spelt with a ligature, a little explanation:
This list of words that may be spelled with a ligature in English encompasses words which have letters that may, in modern usage, either be rendered as two distinct letters or as a single, combined letter. This includes AE being rendered as Æ (an æsc or ash) and OE being rendered as Œ (an œthel). Note that when a c is before a ligature, it makes the sound /s/ rather than /k/ as might be expected (because c makes the sound /k/ before an a or o in English).
The use of the œ and æ is obsolescent in modern English, and has been used predominantly in British English. It is usually used to evoke archaism, or in literal quotations of historic sources.
That saved me some typing lol anyways are we going to quibble amongs ourselves about such trivial matters?
I dont mind which you use depending on which part of the world you come from but does it really matter how we spell it? A few times on the forum people have complained about it not being spelt properly, would you prefer it in its proper spelling of απνοια which is in its Greek form.
For words spelt with a ligature, a little explanation:
This list of words that may be spelled with a ligature in English encompasses words which have letters that may, in modern usage, either be rendered as two distinct letters or as a single, combined letter. This includes AE being rendered as Æ (an æsc or ash) and OE being rendered as Œ (an œthel). Note that when a c is before a ligature, it makes the sound /s/ rather than /k/ as might be expected (because c makes the sound /k/ before an a or o in English).
The use of the œ and æ is obsolescent in modern English, and has been used predominantly in British English. It is usually used to evoke archaism, or in literal quotations of historic sources.
That saved me some typing lol anyways are we going to quibble amongs ourselves about such trivial matters?
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