Talk:Variations of golf

Latest comment: 13 years ago by Adammanifold in topic Duece vs Deuce

Duece vs Deuce edit

The word deuce is spelled 'duece' in this article ... is this on purpose?

'Duece' usually only appears as a misspelling of the word deuce. Arguably, there may be some slang uses of the word 'deuce' (that seemed to have come into being as a direct result of the common misspelling of 'duece').

In this article, the word refers to a game that involves aces and deuces, implying the notation is borrowed from that of playing cards. Since the word is definitely spelled 'deuce' in playing cards (and nearly everywhere else), I think the spelling should be changed.

'Duece' is such a common spelling mistake that it may indeed be thought of by some as an acceptable alternate spelling for 'deuce', but I think the official spelling is most appropriate here.

Note: The spelling in the cited reference is also incorrect. Adammanifold (talk) 04:39, 19 January 2011 (UTC)Reply