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Issue 1529: Suggested alternate spelling of "Scallywag"

Object
The Scallywag (Dance)
Submitter
Jonathan Lovelace (kingjon3377)
Assigned to
Viktor Lehmann
Priority
Normal
Disposition
Fixed
Description
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
If I had heard the name "Scallywag", instead of seeing it in the list of dances in Book 52, I would have searched for "Scalawag"; until today, I was unaware that in British usage "scallywag" is a correct spelling. So I suggest that an "also known as" entry be added for the American spelling.

Previous Actions

  • Date  Oct. 12, 2018, 1:01 a.m.
  • User  Jonathan Lovelace (kingjon3377)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
New issue submitted
  • Date  Dec. 13, 2022, 12:34 a.m.
  • User  Viktor Lehmann (tone2tone)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
_Assigned_ changed to »tone2tone« (previously »None«)  
_Disposition_ changed to »Needs help« (previously »New«)  

Hey Jonathan, as it seems, these two terms (that sound similar, I agree) do not just differ in spelling, they seem to have different meanings in British and American English. Hence I am hesitant to add "scalawag" as a spelling variation.  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalawag
  • Date  Dec. 13, 2022, 3:56 p.m.
  • User  Murrough Landon (murrough)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
I believe the deviser, although based in California for a long time, was originally British and likely to use that spelling and meaning intentionally.
  • Date  Dec. 13, 2022, 6:10 p.m.
  • User  Viktor Lehmann (tone2tone)
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
_Disposition_ changed to »Fixed« (previously »Needs help«)  

I will not add an alias then as it would mislead.. Closing the issue now.