Talk:Mary Rose/2014/April

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2014

Under the 'causes of Sinking' section the word 'ordinaunce' is used. Wiktionary describes it as an obsolete form of the word ordinance, the Wiktionary page on the word ordinance describes 'ordinance' in a way that doesn't fit the context in which it was used in the original article but under usage notes it is thus stated: "This word is sometimes confused with ordnance, or military weaponry". This definition on the other hand suits the context in which it was used. This should mean the word ordinance has been used wrongly rather than ordnance, and Wiktionary should also be rectified to describe ordinaunce as an obsolete form of the word ordnance, not ordinance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ordinaunce https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ordinance#English

LeKingFahad (talk) 18:45, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

It's a quote from 1548, as specified in the article text. Unless the writing is completely incomprehensible to modern readers, it's common practice to present quotes with the original spelling.

Peter ^Isotalo 18:50, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

LeKingFahad (talk) 21:10, 21 April 2014 (UTC) The question lies not in the quote but in want for clarification on the subject and is a subsequent bid to prevent further confusion. It's either the author of the quote made the mistake himself or Wikipedia made errors in it's attempt at describing the words in question and I simply desire clarification on the subject for the sake of authenticity, for the sake of knowledge.

"Ordinaunce" is clearly an obsolete form of both "ordinance" and "ordnance". I've updated the Wiktionary entry to that effect. However, everything here at Wikipedia is in order. If you feel there's a need for further clarification at Wiktionary, you need to bring up your concern over there. It's a separate project with separate goals and policies.

Peter ^Isotalo 21:49, 21 April 2014 (UTC)