Jan 24, 2011 · Shoppe is an archaic spelling of shop and is used only in proper names of places wanting to sound quaint and old-fashioned. The Pop Shoppe and The Medicine Shoppe are a …

The MED entry for shop (pe includes the spelling shoppe as a variant header form. Similarly, the entry for old (e includes the spelling olde as a standard variant, among an astonishing variety …

Aug 19, 2023 · Shoppe'. Those who know the history may be annoyed when they hear such names pronounced with a /j/, but then they should also be annoyed with the spelling itself, for …

May 27, 2015 · Many times, I saw an "e" on some names. For example: blackthorne Is this only for decoration, or is the extra "e" from old english? Or maybe spelling for certain cultures?

Nov 11, 2011 · What is the difference between catalogue and catalog? I cannot really decide which one to use for a product catalogue for a shop.

Aug 5, 2018 · It is an ancient grapheme sometimes used in literary/historical contexts. I don’t think you will need to use it in current common language. Æ (minuscule: æ) is a grapheme named …

Aug 31, 2017 · As noted, shop, as a verb evolved around the late 17th century when "to store" was already a well-established verb with a different connotation. Store meaning "place where …

Oct 2, 2012 · As others have noted, fairy is the standard modern spelling, and faerie is a pseudo-archaism. However, in some contexts there is now a semantic distinction between the two …

What happened to them, and how were they once used? Straining my mind to sound archaic, I came up with the following: Dost thou thinkest thou can escape thy sins? and Bringeth me …

Dec 13, 2014 · The simplest explanation is that it’s a simple case of phonetic changes buggering up what used to be sensible orthography. In Old English and earlier Middle English, some …